Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Norberto Bensa <nbensa@×××××.com>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc:	Dave Jones <Dave.Jones@××××××.nl>
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] SSH login with both key AND password?
Date:	Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:29:07
Message-Id:	`200901080928.59714.nbensa@gmail.com`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] SSH login with both key AND password? by Dave Jones

1	On Wednesday January 7 2009 22:11:56 Dave Jones wrote:
2	>
3	> Entering a passphrase encrypts the private part of the key, which you keep
4	> only on the server. You only need the public part of the key on the client.
5
6	Try it the other way: private on the client. Public on the server.
7
8	The private part is what you have: the key.
9
10	The public part is what you put on the server: the lock.
11
12	You can give the lock to whatever person you want, but only your key will
13	unlock it.
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15
16	Regards,
17	Norberto