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Create quick-access ssh shortcuts
With the solutions above, I believe you will still have to enter a password. I get tired of entering passwords all the time when I ssh into another machine, since I have to do it *all* the time on a bunch of different machines. Instead, I've created the following process:
Create quick-access ssh shortcuts
I would think that SSHKeychain would be a more secure way to achieve this convenience.
Create quick-access ssh shortcuts
You can even embed this into an anchor on a web page/sidebar menu - works well with Safari:
Do you work for the gov.t, or a bank?
The author of this comment appears to work for the govt or a bank, 'cause I can't imagine a private person being this irresponsible with data. Once someone gets into your home folder (not at all difficult) they can have a field day with any machine you administer via SSH. Typing SSH passwords into text files in plain text is beyond me. I simply cannot fathom the mental process which would allow someone to do that. You might as well just lie down in the middle of a freeway.
Create quick-access ssh shortcuts
I also had the same problem of having to enter passwords all the time, but I think a cleaner (and built-into-ssh) way than putting actual passwords into text files is to set up an ssh identity (using ssh-keygen), and then putting the public key for that identity on all the machines you want to log into. It takes some initial setup, but it is much more secure and even works when the account password to the machine changes (it is using the key to negotiate the encryption, not the password).
The key will also be used automatically for SFTP (including in programs like Interarchy, Transmit, etc) and can be used to log into multiple accounts with different logins on the target machines. There are some good how-to documents on setting this up, e.g., http://www.zettai.net/Support/Howto/sshKeyHowto |
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