• jonjuan@programming.dev
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    7 days ago

    encrypt them with a password if you wish.

    SSH keys without passphrases are just fancy credential files sitting in your .ssh/ directory, basically like writing your passwords on paper and leaving it in your desk drawer.

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      I had mine on paper for years before i learned about Keepass. I trusted it more than a cloud based manager because someone would have to physically be in my room.

      I am a lot more careful these days but that is not beyond the pale for a lot of folks haha