[Kde-scm-interest] Multiple ssh-keys with svn+ssh?

[Tom Albers]

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:28:33 +0200, Chusslove Illich <caslav.ilic at gmx.net>
wrote:
>> [: Andreas Pakulat :]
>> I know not exactly the right list, but does svn+ssh support usage of
>> different ssh-keys? I'm working from 3 machines currently and all 3 of
>> them have different private/public key-pairs...
> 
> Maybe I didn't understand some policy matters, but... isn't the key
> supposed
> to be linked to your persona, and not to the machines on which you are
> working?

Different users use different work flows. You can freely choose one of the
workflows that suit you. If you don't completely trust a certain computer,
you might not use your ssh key which gives you access to other important
machines, but rather use a second key on those machines for example. One
that can be replaced easily if compromised.

> For example, I too am committing from two machines regularly, and a
third
> occasionaly; on all of them I have copied my designated "VCS key", and
set
> in ~/.ssh/config to use that one when accessing the KDE repository
server.

I do that too mostly. Important in the KDE case is that we support
multiple ssh keys for subversion and for git. I'll make a web page where
you can add multiple keys to your account. Until that time you can use the
sysadmin bug report system to request a key to be added to your account. As
explained before.

Best,

-- 
Tom Albers
KDE Developer