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possible hacking?



On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 11:00:31AM -0500, Kent Borg wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:58:19AM -0500, Ward Vandewege wrote:
> > Better yet; disallow direct (root) logins with passwords. Only allow them with
> > keys.
> 
> Make sure to keep your keys safe.  

Of course. Put a passphrase on them, and use ssh-agent (and ssh-add) to avoid
having to type the passphrase in every time.

Ward.

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