On Fri, 27 Aug 2010, Adam Morris wrote: > What about using an ssh key so you don't need to enter the password. Glad you brought it up! I'm glad because I've been wanting to set this up, but I do have some simple questions and maybe some of you can answer. (1) Security -- If a password is not needed, then that must mean that if an account is accessed by an unauthorized user, that user can access accounts on other machines that are accessible via ssh key. How much of a problem is this? (2) Control -- Is this something that is allowed or disallowed by /etc/sshd_config? It looks like it. Can I restrict passwordless authentication using keys to certain users or to certain remote machines? (3) Setup -- Is there a recommended guide on how to set this up? What options do I need to consider? I definitely want to set this up between my home and office, both of which have static IP. I probably will want to use it even more than that, but I would proceed somewhat cautiously. Best, Mike