version 1.27, 2001/08/23 18:08:59 |
version 1.27.2.1, 2002/03/07 17:37:47 |
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.Nm |
.Nm |
adds RSA or DSA identities to the authentication agent, |
adds RSA or DSA identities to the authentication agent, |
.Xr ssh-agent 1 . |
.Xr ssh-agent 1 . |
When run without arguments, it adds the file |
When run without arguments, it adds the files |
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.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa , |
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.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa |
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and |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity . |
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity . |
Alternative file names can be given on the command line. |
Alternative file names can be given on the command line. |
If any file requires a passphrase, |
If any file requires a passphrase, |
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.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity |
Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of the user. |
Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of the user. |
This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
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Note that |
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.Nm |
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ignores this file if it is accessible by others. |
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It is possible to |
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specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be |
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used to encrypt the private part of this file. |
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This is the default file added by |
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.Nm |
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when no other files have been specified. |
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.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa |
Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user. |
Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user. |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa |
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa |
Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user. |
Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user. |
.El |
.El |
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.Pp |
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Identity files should not be readable by anyone but the user. |
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Note that |
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.Nm |
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ignores identity files if they are accessible by others. |
.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It Ev "DISPLAY" and "SSH_ASKPASS" |
.It Ev "DISPLAY" and "SSH_ASKPASS" |
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.Pa /dev/null |
.Pa /dev/null |
to make this work.) |
to make this work.) |
.El |
.El |
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS |
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Exit status is 0 on success, 1 if the specified command fails, |
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and 2 if |
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.Nm |
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is unable to contact the authentication agent. |
.Sh AUTHORS |
.Sh AUTHORS |
OpenSSH is a derivative of the original and free |
OpenSSH is a derivative of the original and free |
ssh 1.2.12 release by Tatu Ylonen. |
ssh 1.2.12 release by Tatu Ylonen. |