bugzilla-daemon at mindrot.org
2003-Feb-17 22:17 UTC
[Bug 496] New: add a timeout function to ssh-agent
http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496 Summary: add a timeout function to ssh-agent Product: Portable OpenSSH Version: older versions Platform: All URL: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh-add OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: ssh-agent AssignedTo: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org ReportedBy: hauser at acm.org ssh-agent and ssh-add have a lifetime function. ssh-add has the -c/SSH_ASKPASS feature. This appears to be useful, but deviating from the usual user experience as per Mozilla's personal security module (PSM), password-protected screen-locks, etc. Therefore, I suggest to enhance ssh-agent such that there is a timeout option that defaults to e.g. 15 minutes. If no key has been used through ssh-agent the timeout period, ssh-agent is temporarily disabled. Re-enabling could be done by popping up a password panel asking for the password for i) the first identity that was added ii) the default identity iii) the identity of the identity about to be used next. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee.
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