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Although it's important to secure your private key by encrypting it with the passphrase, it is inconvenient to have to enter your | Although it's important to secure your private key by encrypting it with the passphrase, it is inconvenient to have to enter your | ||
passphrase every time you use the key. Rather than leaving the private key unencrypted, we strongly suggest using an SSH key agent. | passphrase every time you use the key. Rather than leaving the private key unencrypted, we strongly suggest using an SSH key agent. | ||
You type the passphrase when starting up the agent, after which the agent supplies the private key for new connections. | |||
This | This avoids storing the unencrypted private key on permanent storage, where it is more vulnerable to being stolen or copied. | ||
== Advanced Key Generation == | == Advanced Key Generation == | ||
ssh-keygen shown above is using defaults, which are OK, but may not be ideal. | ssh-keygen shown above is using defaults, which are OK, but may not be ideal. | ||