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Date:      Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matt Piechota <piechota@argolis.org>
To:        Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ssh questions
Message-ID:  <20020612105149.M36620-100000@cithaeron.argolis.org>
In-Reply-To: <005901c21220$4ccb98e0$01000001@aragon>

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On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Aragon Gouveia wrote:

> > This is a rather poorly written expect script that I use to tar up a cvs
> > tree on a computer in a rather restrictive lab.
>
> I haven't been following this thread, but wouldn't key authentication be
> easier, securer, more reliable?

It uses keys, but the keys have a password on them.  It really isn't all
that good either way: one way I have passwords laying about, the other I
have passwordless keys that are nearly as dangerous.

-- 
Matt Piechota


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