You can use passphrases with ssh-keygen, too. It's just that it's most commonly used without one, much like Keychain. Chris St. Pierre Unix Systems Administrator Nebraska Wesleyan University On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, Ed Wilts wrote: >On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 10:47:12AM -0500, Chris St. Pierre wrote: >> There's no need to add on another application; instead, use key >> exchanges. Check out `man ssh_keygen` for more info. This page >> (http://servers.linux.com/servers/04/11/04/0346256.shtml?tid=119&tid=47) >> has a step-by-step for setting it up for rsync; you should be able to >> generalize it as necessary. > >I take it you did not read the description for keychain? What keychain >allows you to do is to use keys *with a passphrase* so that even if your >keys are misappropriated, you're still safe. > >This isn't to say that you absolutely need keychain - it just offers an >additional level of security that you don't get by using keys without >passphrases. In many cases, using a null key is adequate. > > .../Ed > >> Chris St. Pierre >> >> On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, Will McDonald wrote: >> >> >On 15/08/05, mcclnx mcc <mcclnx@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> We plan to use SCP/SFTP to transfer files from one >> >> Redhar server to another redhat server (AS 3.0). >> >> >> >> The problem is how to put "password" on batch job? >> >> >> >> Anyone hasve sample for that? >> > >> >Have a look at Keychain. >> > >> >http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain/index.xml >> > >> >There are RPMs in the DAG repositories. >> > >> >Will. >> > >> >-- >> >redhat-list mailing list >> >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > >-- >Ed Wilts, RHCE >Mounds View, MN, USA >mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx >Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
