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Date:      Sun, 21 Jul 2002 19:37:52 +0200
From:      thrawn@linux.nu (Mattias Björk)
To:        m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re:  Re: Expect script problem with ssh login
Message-ID:  <3d3af170047ef1.17608732@not right>
References:   <20020720230922.GB25101@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>

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Hi,

> On Sat, Jul 20, 2002 at 11:17:28PM +0200, Mattias Bj=F6rk wrote:
> 
> > Hi, I have a expect script that I have some problems with.
> =20
> > What I want to use this script is simply logon me on another machine and
> > enter the password when ssh prompts for it.And then give me a shell as I
> > Will manuly ssh to the host.
> =20
> That's because ssh goes to great lengths to make it difficult to do
> what you're trying to do.  The justification for that is that
> considering the amount of effort put in to make ssh secure for network
> transactions, it would be a crying shame to spoil it all by
> encouraging people to keep system passwords in various scripts in
> plain text.
> 
> What you need to do is investigate the use of ssh-agent(1) to securely
> hold your authentication credentials.  Check out the ssh FAQ at
> http://www.snailbook.com/ for the full details.
> 
> 	Cheers,
> 
> 	Matthew
> 
> 
> --=20
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Ok, you are right I would not be a sutch a good idea too put plainpasswords in files and use them as shellscripts.

Thanks for the answer!

Mvh Mattias Björk


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