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Re: [edlug] Security questions



Hi,

There is a series of three excellent articles by the author of Keychain 
about getting the most out of SSH passwordless authentication.
The first article explains the concepts, the second article explains how 
to use keychain effectively, and the third about ssh-agent forwarding.  
Unless you find yourself having to log into multiple machines from one 
(or maybe two) desktops, then the third article is probably less 
relevant.
Well worth the read and persevering to get it set up properly.

Oh yes, the articles can be found at
<http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-keyc/>
<http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-keyc2/>
<http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-keyc3/>

Ben

On Monday, 03 May 2004 21:26, michael calwell wrote:
> Hi folks,
> As ever, I've had some excellent responses to some of my questions,
> so back I come in the hope that the cup o'errunneth.
>
> I'm trying to get my head around some concepts that have eluded me -
> notably the mechanics of SSL, SSH and encrypting connections.
>
> First off, does anyone know of any good online primers for these
> subjects? My main questions are about guaranteeing encrypted traffic
> between machines, the setting up of SSL and the whole key thang.
>
> My main query is running ssh scripts that don't require me to log in
> every time - eg cron jobs. But perhaps I should get myself more
> familiar with the basic concepts.
>
> Any pointers?
>
> Michael
>
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