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		amaccuish on Aug 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The default OpenSSH key encryption is worse than p... I like my smartcards. Bummed they didn't catch on. How do you feel about losing the PIN and using a password? I like how, if I'm at my desk using a hardware PIN pad, it's much less likely i'll have problems.

lima on Aug 4, 2018 [–]

For SSH, it's fine. The hardware PIN pad does not show which server I'm logging into, so it adds little extra security.

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