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Are you saying that OS X remembers your SSH passwords?

• gommm 16y ago
  No it remembers the password of the private key... On linux, you can get something similar with ssh-agent
  • bobds 16y ago
    I also use ssh-agent on Windows, through msysgit. I think putty also includes some utility that does the same thing.
    • mooism2 16y ago
      Putty has Pageant.
  • colinstrickland 16y ago
    OS X is using ssh-agent itself, via a launchd monitored socket. Apple's version of ssh-agent is customised to automatically get passphrases for keys from the keychain.
  • Yaggo 16y ago
    Right. Essentially you get password-free ssh logins without sacrificing (much of) your security.