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| From: | Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@×××××××××××××.org> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-amd64@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup | ||
| Date: | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:23:51 | ||
| Message-Id: | 200709141624.47115.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org | ||
| In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup by Jordi Molina |
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| 1 | On Friday 14 September 2007, Jordi Molina wrote: |
| 2 | |
| 3 | > On 9/14/07, Peter Humphrey <prh@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
| 4 | > > Except that now, instead of being asked for a password, I'm asked |
| 5 | > > for the pass-phrase that belongs to the ssh key. |
| 6 | > |
| 7 | > Create it w/o passphrase. |
| 8 | > |
| 9 | > It's not a big security risk, just ensure that the access of the user |
| 10 | > in the fw machine has restrictive access over its home and that it |
| 11 | > can't su/sudo to root. |
| 12 | > |
| 13 | > Any backup application that sends data unattendedly will have the same |
| 14 | > security concerns, from my point of view it'ld be senseless to start |
| 15 | > now a discussion about this, again. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Or, you can use keychain. |
| 18 | Read these articles for a good introduction to keychain (and ssh key |
| 19 | management): |
| 20 | |
| 21 | http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/articles/openssh-key-management-p1.xml |
| 22 | http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/articles/openssh-key-management-p2.xml |
| 23 | http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/articles/openssh-key-management-p3.xml |
| 24 | |
| 25 | http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain/index.xml |
| 26 | |
| 27 | HTH |
| 28 | -- |
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| Subject | Author |
|---|---|
| Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup | Jordi Molina <warp3r@×××××.com> |
| Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup | Peter Humphrey <prh@××××××××××.uk> |