ibutton

[Ben Lindstrom]

I think you'd be better off using a card reading system where your private
key never leaves the card.

I think that ibutton is overkill compared to throwing putty and your
private key on a USB key.  And ibutton definitely looks just as unsecure
as doing so.  USB 32meg keys are dirty cheap and fit nicely on keyrings.

- Ben

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, William Ahern wrote:

> has anybody worked with support for the ibutton? i've come across keymgr
> (http://www.rcpt.to/keymgr/), but it seems to be dead (or playing possum). i've
> also come across ramblings about integrating ibutton support into openssl, but
> i dunno how pertinent that is, or even whether the work still exists.
>
> i just want to get rid of my passwds (or lock them up in a safe), and the
> ibutton seems to be the perfect tool. note that i'm not using windows, as
> i've come across many windows ssh clients that support the ibutton.
>
> i'm not averse to hacking the keymgr code myself. i just want to hear what's
> up in this space.
>
> please Cc: me.
>
> thanx,
>
> Bill
>
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