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minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·6 months agoNot true, SSH keys need their passphrase to be used. If you don’t set one, that’s on you.
minus-squareMubelotix@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 months agoCome on, 95% of users don’t set passwords on their ssh keys
minus-squaredave@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWell yes, but also how would users react if they had to type in their passphrase every time they open the app? This is also exactly what we’re giving up everywhere else by clicking ‘remember this device’.
Not true, SSH keys need their passphrase to be used. If you don’t set one, that’s on you.
Come on, 95% of users don’t set passwords on their ssh keys
Where are these stays from lmao.
Counting my friends
Well yes, but also how would users react if they had to type in their passphrase every time they open the app? This is also exactly what we’re giving up everywhere else by clicking ‘remember this device’.