Chris, Like other have said, encrypt the key. Then use Pageant, part of Putty. Help file, chapter 9. Good luck, Troy >>> Chris Frederick <cdf123 at cdf123.com> 08/12/04 03:17PM >>> Hey gang, I have a question about the PubkeyAuthentication methods of ssh. I know you can use PubkeyAuthentication to log into a server without a password. And you can also restrict it to require PubkeyAuthentication. But what concerns me is if I use putty to log into a server from windows using my private key, and my windows machine gets compromised, then whoever has my putty private key file can get access to my server. I could use a usb-key for storing the private key as well, but there's still the issue of someone stealing it or it simply getting lost. Is there any way to require the PubkeyAuthentication method, and after you pass that level, it still asks for a password? That way if I ever find that the Windows box has been broken into, I still have some level of assurance that the server is still safe (at least long enough for me to regenerate and set up new keys). Thanks all, Chris _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list