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From: Jeffrey Altman <jaltman@columbia.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: How do I pass a password in a kermit script
Date: 3 Nov 2003 14:17:02 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net> wrote:
: in comp.protocols.kermit.misc i read:
:>Briefly, SSH is an "external transport protocol" to C-Kermit. It is the
:>external SSH program that is prompting you for the password,
: [...]
:>The only sure way to avoid a password prompt is to set up public-private
:>key pairs to allow login without a password, but this has its own risks.
: another way is to make use of the agent.
ssh-agent requires the use of public-private key pairs. However,
public-private key pairs are safer to use than passwords in every
case because a password is easier to steal and transport between
systems.
A properly password protected private key file preloaded into the
ssh-agent will provide stronger security than the embedding of a
password in a script.