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Re: [GSoC] Google Summer of Code 2009 - new ideas

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 9, 2009, 01:18 UTC
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<200903090218.27132.jnareb@gmail.com>
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<20090309115026.obsvt34miowwcw8w@webmail.fussycoder.id.au>

Please do not trim CC list; at least do not remove git mailing list from addressees.

On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, thestar@fussycoder.id.au wrote:
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> Quoting Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>:
> 
> <snip>
> > I was thinking more about caching credentials by git rather than forcing
> > to use single connection.  Additionally you are solving the problem for
> > the HTTP(S) transport; admittedly for SSH there is much better solution
> > of using public/private keys, instead of asking for password.
> 
> What about public/private keys that also have a password?  Isn't that  
> the most recommended way to use ssh?

You use ssh-agent for that (via "ssh-add <private key>"), perhaps with wrapper around it for example keychain. The "caching" is done by SSH, no need to duplicate this in git.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
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  1. Jakub NarebskiMar 7, 2009
  2. Jan JanakMar 7, 2009
  3. Tay Ray ChuanMar 7, 2009
  4. Jakub NarebskiMar 8, 2009
  5. P BakerMar 7, 2009
  6. Shawn O. PearceMar 7, 2009
  7. Shawn O. PearceMar 10, 2009
  8. Jakub NarebskiMar 9, 2009

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