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Re:A Linux botnet is launching crippling DDoS attacks in exc... by okasaki on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @12:56PM (#10305317)
A lot of things can read ssh key files, including, sometimes, internet ads: http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-urges-users-to-update-f...

Passwords can't really be gotten that easily.

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Re:A Linux botnet is launching crippling DDoS attacks in exc... by andrewflnr on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @01:04PM (#10305394)
Which is, among other reasons, why you encrypt your key with a passphrase.
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Re:A Linux botnet is launching crippling DDoS attacks in exc... by psykovsky on Thursday October 01, 2015 @03:13AM (#10309673)
Why not just use the passphrase in the first place? Or do you think an offline attack on a key passphrase is going to be more difficult than an online attack to a server with rate limiting configured?
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