On Apr 10, 2015, at 7:37 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> ...
> You can generally make a key with a blank passphrase by hitting Enter
> twice, but I don't recommend that. You could alternatively use ssh-agent
> on your local workstation that will provide the passphrase to the system
> you are connecting to on your behalf.
> 
I suggest the ssh-agent route. You can add your keys manually by doing 
something like:
ssh-add /path/to/my/private/keys

At one point, there was an x11 ssh-add pkg that you could hook in your xinitrc 
and after a kdm/gdm/xdm login, it would prompt for ssh password(s), and bind it 
to your X session.

You can do something vaguely similar with putty and pageant (although putty 
doesn’t support good crypto).

Mac supports putting the ssh key password into the keychain.

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