[clue] Rsync and root

David L. Anselmi anselmi at anselmi.us
Fri Nov 4 22:31:15 MDT 2011


Will wrote:
> I think his point is that if you were to use the same key pair on all
> machines then it would easier to get access to all machines.  Because once
> you had the key pair and pass phrase you have the keys to the castle.

Yes, that is his point.  And it is wrong.  One key and pass phrase is the keys to the castle, the 
rest are irrelevant.  So is it harder to break one key when one exists, or one key when many exist?

Dave


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