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- Subject: [Discuss] ssh keys question
- From: bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:05:21 -0400
- In-reply-to: <5764883F.3030807@borg.org>
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On 6/17/2016 7:31 PM, Kent Borg wrote: > On 06/17/2016 02:20 PM, Rich Braun wrote: >> You should also encrypt your private key with a passphrase, using >> 'ssh-keygen >> -p'. The ssh-agent allows you to use it repeatedly for the duration of a >> session without having to retype the password multiple times. > > If you think anyone motivated might ever get a hold of your encrypted > file, use a *really* good passphrase. Something in excess of 100-bits > of entropy in it. Out of curiosity, please tell me how entropy is measured, and how many bits of entropy are in the string "ysywlmtihtg". TIA. Bill Horne -- Bill Horne 828-678-1548
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