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This is why ssh-agent is awesome: they don't hold the passwords in memory (only the keys) so you minimize the number of times you type password and the number o

by niggler 14y ago

This is why ssh-agent is awesome: they don't hold the passwords in memory (only the keys) so you minimize the number of times you type password and the number of places it is stored.

ygra 14y ago
But the key is what you authenticate with after all, so why go after the password when reading memory when you can go after the key directly?
- niggler 14y ago
  the keys expire, so even if you have it it won't be useful later.