Comments on: Public Key Access to OpenWRT

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:53:43 +0000

I have a key without a password but it never leaves the computer that it was created on and it is secured through other means… I also have a key with a password that travels with me.

But you are right… for a general rule of thumb always use passwords on your key files.

By: arnulf

arnulf — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:08:51 +0000

Thanks Tony !

After restarting router this works like a charm !

But I would not recommend to add a private key without password,
use “Add Key” in PageAnt.exe (putty package) then password only
has to be entered once. If a shortcut is made to PageAnt the path
to *.ppk file could be given there. Right-click on PageAnt icon
in toolbar to restart one of the saved sessions.

Also works for guruplug’s, and other linux-boxes, from home folder:
echo …your key … >> .ssh/authorized_keys

By: Issac Maez

Issac Maez — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:54:31 +0000

Thanks for this post, answers a bunch of questions I was having.