[Techtalk] thoughts on OpenSSH key passphrase/ no passphrase

[Carla Schroder]

Being the belt n suspenders type, I always put a passphrase on my SSH keys. If 
I need automatic logins, like cron jobs or I just don't feel like typing a 
lot of dern passphrases, I use the keychain utility. (The one drawback to 
keychain is you have to start over at reboot.)

Some folks think using public-key authentication without a passphrase is more 
secure that using it with a passphrase. Which does not make sense to me.

Anyone have deep thoughts on the subject? Or even shallow ones.

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