Using an ssh-agent, or how to type your ssh password once, safely.

Using an ssh-agent, or how to type your ssh password once, safely. If you work a lot on linux and use ssh often, you quickly realize that typing your password every time you connect to a remote host gets annoying. Not only that, it is not the best solution in terms of security either: Every time you type a password, a snooper has an extra chance to see it. Every host you ssh to with which you use