what is ssh-sgent?

[Chris G]

On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 07:07:36PM +0200, John L Fjellstad wrote:
> Chris G <cl at isbd.net> writes:
> 
> > If ssh-agent isn't there ssh is no less secure, in fact it's rather more
> > secure because you're forced to enter your passphrase every time you do
> > an ssh login.
> 
> If you leave your system unattended, then someone could install a
> keylogger, and see what the ssh password is.  
> 
... and if you're using ssh-agent they can simply log in to the remote
system using ssh without needing the password anyway!  :-)

What's the difference?

-- 
Chris Green