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Better detection of encrypted keys using new key format #1

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W1M0R opened this issue Nov 23, 2021 · 0 comments
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Better detection of encrypted keys using new key format #1

W1M0R opened this issue Nov 23, 2021 · 0 comments

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W1M0R commented Nov 23, 2021

The ssh-agents script does not properly detect keys that are encrypted using more recent versions of OpenSSH, since the header of a private key no longer needs to specify encryption information. This means that ssh-add is executed for those encrypted keys, prompting for passwords.

References:

  1. https://security.stackexchange.com/a/129729/153547
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