Bug 202343 - su integration with ssh-agent
Summary: su integration with ssh-agent
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: pam
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Tim Waugh
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-08-13 09:15 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-08-15 10:10:43 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2006-08-13 09:15:45 UTC
ssh-agent is used for managing lots of identifies to authentication users
against multiple computers. It seems sensible, from an ease of use point of
view, for su to become integrated with ssh-agent.

Example:
# give ssh-agent access to my private key
ssh-add
Password: (once)
# Authenticate against remote server
ssh user@remotebox1
# Authenticate against remote server 2
ssh user2@remotebox2

# Change to root
su
Password: (every time)

It would be good if I could give su a list of trusted ssh keys.

Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2006-08-15 10:10:43 UTC
This can be done outside su by using a PAM module.


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