On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 10:58:45PM -0500, Justin Zygmont wrote:

what I don't like about this is that if someone gained access to your computer, they could gain access to the other computer without even having to supply a password.

That'd be the point of the ssh-agent and/or keychain; to prevent trivial unauthorized use. Naturally if an authorized program gets compromised, you're screwed.

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Use ssh-agent or keychain. More info at: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-keyc2/?open&l=252,t=grl,p=ossh2

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