Re: Encrypting private key with Windows

From: Chuck (skilover_nospam_at_softhome.net)
Date: 02/15/05

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    Chuck wrote:
    > Jacob Nevins wrote:
    >
    >> Chuck <skilover_nospam@softhome.net> writes:
    >>
    >>> Is Windows' file encryption secure? I'm thinking about storing my
    >>> private key without a passphrase and encrypting it with Windows. That
    >>> would effectively give me single sign-on for all my unix servers
    >>> running ssh without even having to enter a password/passphrase except
    >>> the one I enter when I log on to windows.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> What threats are you trying to guard against?
    >>
    >> If you can use a key without entering a passphrase, so can any malicious
    >> process on your machine.
    >
    >
    > Doesn't that thread also exist when using ssh-agent (assuming you've
                    ^^^^^^^
                    threat
    > already cached your keys).
    >
    > Basically I just want to sign on to unix systems all over my network
    > without entering passphrases all the time. I've got it down to once a
    > day using ssh-agent. I thought by Windows-encrypting my private key file
    > and removing the passphrase, I could eliminate even that.
    > 

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