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automatic ssh connection with use the passphrase key

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I use the key pair with passphrase for the host connection on ssh. Is it possible to specify this passpharase in ssh_config on the client?

edited Jan 9, 2015 at 22:34

Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'

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Not in ssh_config file, but try with ssh-agent command.

answered Jan 9, 2015 at 8:16

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Indeed - wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SSH_keys#SSH_agents. Thank you!
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