[Klug-general] Problem getting ssh to use PublicKeyAuthentication :-(

[Fish]

2009/5/10 Stephen Fraser <fraser.sp at gmail.com>:
> The idea isnt supposed to be 'password-less', ideally you would generate a
> key with its own passphrase anyway. The point in using ssh keys is increased
> security as not only to do you have to know the passphrase of the key, you
> also need to have the key in the first place. This pretty much makes the
> risk of brute-force password attacks zero.

... unless your key file is compromised (ala  the Debian Key Debarcle)