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A hacker who got into your laptop can’t simply copy your id_rsa file to get further access to all your servers, it’s physically stored in the usb dongle with no
by Too 4y ago
A hacker who got into your laptop can’t simply copy your id_rsa file to get further access to all your servers, it’s physically stored in the usb dongle with no way to get it out and requires physically touching it each time key is used.
- goodpoint 4y agoA hacker who got into your laptop can piggy back on your SSH connections (and also extract all sort of vital data). Not being able to extract SSH keys helps very little.
- smw 4y agoHelps more than you might think! Because the other thing Secretive can do is require touch ID for each use of the key. Similarly, you can require a button push from your yubikey.