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Date:      Mon, 27 Nov 2000 22:28:13 -0600 (CST)
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        tayers@bridge.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Help Understanding SSH
Message-ID:  <14883.13405.7114.490009@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <14108128@toto.iv>

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tayers@bridge.com types:
> I'm still looking for the what/why of the passphrase. I assume it is
> additional security, but haven't seen that printed anywhere.

It's in the ssh-keygen man page:

	[the] passphrase will be used to encrypt the private part of
	[the identity] file using 3DES.

I'd say you used a passphrase on goats and if you don't trust root not
to abuse the ability of reading the secret key.

	<mike
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