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NiLuJe · 02-29-2016, 03:59 PM

Thanks, I added a link to your post in the docs

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As for the password thing, yeah: either you use the same key everywhere, and it's secure as hell, in which case you're using an agent to not spend your time entering a long-ass passphrase.
I'm not sure if there's a better solution that Pagent on Windows, but on Linux, pam_ssh rules, and on OS X, ssh-agent ties into the OS's KeyChain.

Or you're using a throwaway key just for the Kindle, and a passwordless one is fine.

Speaking of keys, last I checked, only development version of PuTTy supported ECDSA keys (better, stronger security, and much faster).

02-29-2016, 03:59 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Thanks, I added a link to your post in the docs . ---- As for the password thing, yeah: either you use the same key everywhere, and it's secure as hell, in which case you're using an agent to not spend your time entering a long-ass passphrase. I'm not sure if there's a better solution that Pagent on Windows, but on Linux, pam_ssh rules, and on OS X, ssh-agent ties into the OS's KeyChain. Or you're using a throwaway key just for the Kindle, and a passwordless one is fine. Speaking of keys, last I checked, only development version of PuTTy supported ECDSA keys (better, stronger security, and much faster). Last edited by NiLuJe; 02-29-2016 at 04:26 PM.