"Brian D. Mayeur" <bmayeur@bmay.net> writes:
> In order to login without a password, you just copy your
> identity.pub key into the authorized_keys file on the remote system.
> I have been against FTP ever since I noticed my password in the
> status bar during downloads.
But, again, note that having an unprotected keypair is just slightly
better than cleartext passwords.
If your key falls into the wrong hands, you've given that person
passwordless access to your accounts.
Mark.
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