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Date: Fri,  8 Mar 2013 17:08:49 +0100
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From: Rudolf Sykora <rudolf.sykora@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] p9p ssh-agent for password auth?
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Hello,

On 8 March 2013 16:00, Rudolf Sykora <rudolf.sykora@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> can plan9port ssh-agent be used to mediate connection to a ssh server
> and use a password, or one can only use it in connection with RSA and
> DSA keys?

I now see that 9 ssh-agent is really only to deal with passphrases of
the dsa/rsa keys.
It would probably be necessary to change the ssh program itself to
contact factotum,
if one wanted that the factotum supply the password in the clear.

If my conclusions are wrong, please, let me know.
Thanks
Ruda