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 == PK Best Practices == <!--T:30-->
-- DO encrypt your private key.
+* DO encrypt your private key.
-- DO avoid copying your private key.  In particular, it should NOT appear on our clusters.
+* DO avoid copying your private key.  In particular, it should NOT appear on our clusters.
-- DO use ssh-agent to make encrypted keys convenient.
+* DO use ssh-agent to make encrypted keys convenient.
-- DO NOT use agent-forwarding if you can avoid it.  With agent-forwarding, any intermediate system(s) become trusted.
+* DO NOT use agent-forwarding if you can avoid it.  With agent-forwarding, any intermediate system(s) become trusted.
-- DO apply constraints to your public key to make it less powerful (dangerous).
+* DO apply constraints to your public key to make it less powerful (dangerous).
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