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Matthew Gillen wrote: > Kent Borg wrote: >> I see periodic recommendations about passwords that say not to use >> passwords because a nice long ssh key is much more secure. Am I silly >> to be as worried as I am by logins via key files? >> Currently I login with passwords that are secure*, and I don't type them >> on keyboards I don't trust (therefore I don't type personal passwords on >> my Windows machine at work). Keyfiles, on the other hand, need to be >> stored in plain text on the authorized machine. That gives me the >> willies. Should it? > > Only if you're also using "passphrase-less" keys. Supposing you use a > key that is as secure as your passwords are
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