Re: ssh without password

From: Richard E. Silverman (res_at_qoxp.net)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: 24 Jun 2004 23:49:13 -0400

>>>>> "BU" == Bill Unruh <unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca> writes:

    BU> Yes, itis called PubkeyAuthentication (public key authentication)
    BU> create a key on the machine you want to log on from. ssh-keygen
    BU> -t rsa and put in a blank password...

Do *not* do this. Use public-key authentication with ssh-agent.

    BU> Note that this is considered somewhat unsafe, as the private key
    BU> is now not protected by a password...

Yes; that's why ssh-agent exists. 

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  Richard Silverman
  res@qoxp.net