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Re:Obtain a GitHub user's public keys by octo_t on Monday June 16, 2014 @09:38AM (#7898956)
Whats the harm? At most, people can encrypt things with your public key and then...?
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Re:Obtain a GitHub user's public keys by stared on Monday June 16, 2014 @10:03AM (#7899072)
For example they can identify my different accounts, when I sue the same key.
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Re:Obtain a GitHub user's public keys by automatthew on Monday June 16, 2014 @12:25PM (#7899870)
Last time I tried to use the same public key for a second account, GitHub refused.
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Re:Obtain a GitHub user's public keys by thu on Monday June 16, 2014 @09:45AM (#7898984)
I'd say that at most it forces you a bit more (if that was necessary) to check the SSH fingerprint of the machines you're SSHing into.
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