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This argument seems to hinge on the following statement that I don't understand: > an SSH key password is unlikely to be managed by a password manager: instead
by codesections 8y ago
This argument seems to hinge on the following statement that I don't understand:
> an SSH key password is unlikely to be managed by a password manager: instead it’s something you remember.
Why is that the case? I've always been just as likely to use a password manager for my SSH key password—after all, I'm usually prompted for my SSH key password from my terminal, which accepts pasted passwords just fine.
Am I missing something?
- CBLT 8y agoHere's my anecdata: I didn't know much about ssh keys when creating, so I followed directions online. The directions I followed created my key with no password. Soon my Mac encrypted the ssh key by itself, without my intervention (!), to use my Mac logon password. The encryption format was the old ssh format the article complains about, even though my openssh supported the new one. The password I use to sign into my computer is not grabbed from a password manager.
- angry_octet 8y agoWhat? Are you saying macos changed the key to be encrypted SSH format? That doesn't sound right. In fact, implausible.