How to re-lock ssh private key?
Robert Nichols
rnicholsNOSPAM at comcast.net
Fri Mar 6 21:57:47 UTC 2009
Gordon Messmer wrote:
> Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
>> Gordon Messmer <yinyang at eburg.com> writes:
>>> I think you're confused by the fact that the identities are still
>>> listed by "ssh-add -l". They're certainly deactivated and require a
>>> passphrase in order to be used again (tested in GNOME 2.24).
>>
>> No, I'm confused by the fact that I can still ssh to remote machines
>> without entering my key-unlocking passphrase. ;-)
>
> Like I said, this works properly for me under GNOME 2.24 (F10). Since
> you didn't include any details of your own setup, I can't comment on why
> it's not working for you the way that it should.
Indeed, it also works for me in F10's GNOME 2.24. I'm the one who
started the thread with this question, and a simple "ssh-add -d"
does what I need. I'd like to be able to set a timeout, but I can
make do with manual re-locking.
I appreciate all who contributed here.
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