HOWTO: set up ssh keys. Now this is all well and good, but who wants to run their whole life from a single bash instance?
If you use an X window system, you can type your passphrase once when you fire up X and all subprocesses will have your keys stored. Make yourself another key: ssh-keygen -t dsa -f ~/.ssh/whoisit Just press return when it asks you to assign it a passphrase- this will make a key with no passphrase required. How I cracked my neighbor’s WiFi password without breaking a sweat. Last week's feature explaining why passwords are under assault like never before touched a nerve with many Ars readers, and with good reason.
After all, passwords are the keys that secure Web-based bank accounts, sensitive e-mail services, and virtually every other facet of our online life. Lose control of the wrong password and it may only be a matter of time until the rest of our digital assets fall, too. VMWare et VirtualBox - Les différents types de réseau.