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On 2015-03-30 11:24, Giles Orr wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> I'd like to keep an SSH key on
a USB stick rather than storing it<br>
> locally on every machine I want to use the key on. The
theory is that<br>
> this is "more secure" for laptops that could be stolen or
lost, or<br>
> used by others (ie. at work). </span><br>
At first I would use strong enough passwords for my keys to avoid
simple re-use by third parties.<br>
If you really need to use the same key on multiple platforms I would
either<br>
a) use separate partitions for Windows, Linux, Mac. Pros: native
support for each platform, Cons: need to sync keys every time you
change them.<br>
b) use portable Putty installation for each of the platform, just
keep three binaries on a stick. Pros: mobile and independent. Cons:
limited to a single app.<br>
<br>
<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> The problem is that when I run
"ssh-add<br>
> /media/stick/my_dsa" </span><br>
DSA ? I'd consider switching to RSA at least or ECDSA family.<br>
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-- <br>
Tim<br>
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