On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 16:25, Robert Collins wrote:
> I suspect this is impossible. The key is not usable until it's decrypted
> by the passphrase. Until it's decrypted, it can't be used in
> handshaking: thus all keys need to be known before the first ssh
> handshake of a given protocol.

Technically no. The ssh client advertises the public keys that it thinks
it has matching private keys for, so the suggestion is eminently
feasible. Just a SMOP.

m, contemplating dusting off keymgr.
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