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Discussion on: How to use SSH with Git and ssh-agent on Windows

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geraldew • Edited

I don't think you're making it clear why you'd want to run the SSH Agent rather than just an SSH Client.

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Darragh O'Riordan

Thanks for the feedback! I updated the intro and added a "The Problem" section to describe storing passphrases

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geraldew

Ah, well that now makes it even more interesting. Even though the place where I use Windows 10 is also where I don't have admin for it, I wasn't aware that the agent "will store your pass phrases" in any way. I had just assumed the agent was about providing an ability to be the non-initiator of an SSH connection.