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From: Jorge Almeida <jalmeida@××××××××××××.pt>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] ssh-agent
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:25:18
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.64.0611201715010.15381@jmaa.math.ist.utl.pt
1 I've been reading the ssh-agent documentation (and googling) and it
2 seems clear, except for two issues for which I couldn't find any docs:
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4 What (where) is the ssh-agent cache? Some directory where the decrypted
5 keys are kept? (I mean, if I keep ssh-agent running all day, is it more
6 secure than just having my private keys unencrypted?)
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8 When adding keys with ssh-add, does it use protected memory to get the
9 passphrases?
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12 Jorge Almeida
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