Re: [PLUG] ssh authentication

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Can ssh-agent handle multiple passwords?

> If you want to use a password, you can have ssh-agent hold your
> private key it so that you only have to enter your password once.
> There are a few different ways to use ssh-agent; here's what I
> generally do:
>
> 3. ssh-agent bash (or your favorite shell)
>
> 4. ssh-add
>
> Enter the password from step one when prompted.  Now when you run
> "ssh bar", ssh-agent will do the key authentication for you, and
> you'll log right in without having to reenter your password.

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