ssh-add ~/.purple/custom_key Now, the next time you SSH into that remote server from either client, you won’t have to enter your SSH key authentication passphrase.

You've achieved two-factor authentication: one factor is the key stored on the USB device that you can keep separate from your computer, and the second one is the passphrase you store in your head.

Static SSH keys work like usernames and passwords, but for automated processes and implementing single sign-on authentication. SSH keys come in pairs: a public key, and a private key.

Developers at Uber have unveiled a new module to help users enable the continuous re-authentication of SSH keys.

Public key authentication with SSH is possible with WinSCP, but it requires some work to set up. Chad Perrin details the steps.

I have about 30 servers that I connect to using ssh and ssh-key authentication. Really its 3 servers each with 10 virtual machines. For the virtual machines I turned off password authentication ...

Hi Folks, I administer a RHEL server, which until recently was running RHEL 5.something. I had public keys set up so I could connect to this server from my desktop without a password (using ...

On May 11, 2021, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones updated the official blog and announced that the physical device 'security key' can now be used to authenticate SSH connections. Titan ' and ...

A number of high-profile source-code repositories hosted on GitHub could have been modified using weak SSH authentication keys, a security researcher has warned. The potentially vulnerable ...

Secure shell key management could be a bigger mess in Asia because cultural barriers in the workplace can lead to less communication, according to CEO and founder of SSH Communications Security.