Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > >> I doubt it too - but having the keys means you can use them to login in >> as >> if the original owner! > > Only if you can crack the pass phrase or the user was dumb enough to > create a private key without a pass phrase. (I have used them on > servers that need to connect to another server for a specific job, > but the other server is configured to run a specific command when > that key is used to connect.) > > A brute force password cracker is going to have a hard time unless > someone picked a real poor pass phrase. You may have better luck if > > Yup you are right - I just forgot you need to have the passphrase to start the agent usually.... But if the key was generated without a passphrase then it would be a gift!! Sorry for the mis-direction.... -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ssh-clarification-needed-tp21274919p21281937.html Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
