[Swift-devel] Use of ControlMaster ssh channels

[wilde at mcs.anl.gov]

Mihael,

Last year, Narayan and the JGI folks were experimenting with ssh control master channels to achieve password-free logins to remote machines.

You said at the time that the ssh classes that Swift uses would not be able to use this mechanism. And indeed, I just tried it and have so far not been able to get Swift to avoid the password/passphrase prompt, which confirms your assessment.

But, do you know if this is conceptually possible? Maybe with some enhanced ssh classes?

What ssh package are you using currently in cog?

Thanks,

Mike