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Forwarding your keys basically. It's like giving someone you don't know a handshake AND all your keys.
by rmetzler 11y ago
Forwarding your keys basically. It's like giving someone you don't know a handshake AND all your keys.
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- lcswi 11y agopublic keys I hope?!
- rmetzler 11y agoI worded it the wrong way I guess. Edit: I don't really know how do say this short and concise, but you should only do this with servers you trust. * http://rabexc.org/posts/pitfalls-of-ssh-agents http://rabexc.org/posts/pitfalls-of-ssh-agents * http://heipei.github.io/2015/02/26/SSH-Agent-Forwarding-considered-harmful/ http://heipei.github.io/2015/02/26/SSH-Agent-Forwarding-cons...
- ewindisch 11y agoNo, it gives the remote server use of your private keys during the lifetime of your connection through connection to your local agent. Yes, it's really stupid to enable AgentForwarding.
- chmike 11y agoOMG! This was an important and helpful precision. Thank you very much.