Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Hamish <hamish@××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:44:06
Message-Id: 200709171034.39119.hamish@travellingkiwi.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup by Peter Humphrey
1 On Friday 14 September 2007 12:42, Peter Humphrey wrote:
2 > On Friday 14 Sep 2007, Hamish wrote:
3 > > WIth ssh you can use a public/private keypair to do the authentications.
4 > > The sequence is something like
5 > >
6 > > 1. Create a keypair on the CLIENT side of the connection
7 > > 2. Copy the PUBLIC part of the keypair from the client to the server and
8 > > append to the file ~/.ssh/authorised_keys
9 > >
10 > > That's it...
11 >
12 > Except that now, instead of being asked for a password, I'm asked for the
13 > pass-phrase that belongs to the ssh key.
14 >
15
16 Then generate a keypair WITHOUT a passphrase...
17
18 Hamish.
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