Retrieving authorized_keys via remote script

[Damien Miller]

On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Michael J. Flickinger wrote:

> On 12/14/2011 09:19 PM, Jameson Graef Rollins wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:23:55 -0500, "Michael J. Flickinger"<mjflick at gnu.org>
> > wrote:
> > > Here's a simple patch which retrieves authorized_keys via exec'ing a
> > > program, rather than reading a flat file.
> > 
> > Hi, Michael.  There are actually already some outstanding patches to
> > support this behavior:
> > 
> > https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1663
> > 
> > The approach above is similar to the one you are suggesting.  Hopefully
> > the existing patches would also work for you.  Feel free to add to the
> > discussion in the above bugzilla report.
> > 
> > jamie.
> 
> Is there any reason why that patch is not included?

I've been slacking (well, busy with other stuff). I hope to look at them
in the quiet of a new year.

-d