ssh clarification needed

[Anne Wilson]

On Sunday 04 January 2009 14:36:34 Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 14:03:51 +0000
>
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > Hmm - Is there no reasonably safe way of doing this?
>
> Well, the keys themselves can be encrypted (which is
> why you usually need to provide a passphrase), so it
> depends on your definition of "reasonably safe" and how
> good you think the encryption on the key file and the
> length of the passphrase is.

So it all boils down to my trust of my passphrase.  I feel fairly reassured 
with that.  Thanks

Anne
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