full-disclosure - Re: RE : Putty Proxy login/password discolsure....(Answer from PUTTY Staff)

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Message-ID: <453FB786.9040508@gatech.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:14:14 -0400
From: Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen@...ech.edu>
To: Simon Tatham <anakin@...ox.com>,
	full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: RE : Putty Proxy
 login/password	discolsure....(Answer from PUTTY Staff)

Could use the same passphrase for the proxy password and SSH keys?

Simon Tatham wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen@...ech.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Why can't you generate the encryption key from a passphrase?
> 
> Because requiring the user to type in their passphrase at the start
> of the session in order to decrypt their proxy password is no more
> convenient than requiring them to type in the proxy password
> directly!

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