Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of HowToSSHWithoutPassword

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Feb 8, 2007, 10:53:01 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

oliver

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HowToSSHWithoutPassword

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+== Using a ssh key pair ==
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+Sometimes it's irritating that you are always asked for your password while using SVN. Therefore, it can be useful to use a encrypted key-pair (public key+private key) to do the job for you. 
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+(1) Create the key pair by typing 
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+
+{{{
+ssh-keygen -t dsa
+}}}
+
+
+Now you are prompted for a password for the private key. You can choose an empty password, which means that you can use your private key without a password. However, if somebody steals your private key, then he can do this too...
+
+If you decide to use a password, then you also have to follow point (3) below.
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+
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+(2)  Copy the public key to the remote system, i.e. the subversion server:
+
+{{{
+ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub user@remote-system
+}}}
+
+
+
+
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+(3) If you have chosen a non-empty password:
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+Type in your shell 
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+
+{{{
+exec ssh-agent bash 
+}}}
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+and
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+
+{{{
+ssh-add
+}}}
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+to start a ssh-key-agent. After doing this once, you can use the shell without password for the rest of its lifetime.
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+----
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+see also [http://www.schlittermann.de/doc/ssh]