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RE: ssh asks for key passphrase every time


burning shadow wrote:
> I have created identification key with passphrase (id_dsa). Now every
> time I try to open ssh connection to any host, ssh asks for
> passphrase for this key. I believed, ssh should ask for a passphrase
> only if host wants to accept key. FreeBSD's ssh, for example, does it
> this way.

I use ssh between Cygwin, Debian, Slackware, and IPCop machines and
don't need to enter SSH passphrases or passwords.  I think the key is to
press <Enter> when prompted for a passphrase when generating the key.


First, update Cygwin.  Then generate fresh keys:

	$ ssh-keygen -t dsa

on the client machine and pressing <Enter> through all the prompts.
Next, copy ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub to the host machine and append it's
contents to the .ssh/authorized_keys file.  You should then be able to
log in from the client to the host without having to enter a passphrase
or password.


HTH,

David


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