Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:47:15 -0500 From: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> To: User questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Accessing Computer Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP912472D4FB332061640B1F93700@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4B472DA9.6070701@nullroutes.com> References: <BLU0-SMTP659DC317869C12ACBF24DA93700@phx.gbl> <4B472DA9.6070701@nullroutes.com>
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On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:05:45 +0000 Daniel Grant <daniel@nullroutes.com> articulated: > I would suggest protecting your keys with a passphrase, then the key > alone is not enough to gain access to the machines. > > Simply put - in order for someone to access computer 3 from computer 2, > would be for computer 3 to have computer 2's public key. So if computer > 2's private key can be accessed from computer 1, then yes access to > computer 3 could be granted. That is what I have considered doing. The problem is that I will have to remember the password. I tend to use different passwords for different things. I therefore have a bad habit of forgetting the password. In any case, I will probably be forced to go that route thought. -- Carmel carmel_ny@hotmail.com
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