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[Andrew <afrayedknot AT thefrayedknot.armory.com>]

> 
> Another option here would be to use public/private key system. Generate
> your keys, drop the public key on gambit.gotdns.org and leave the private
> key unencrypted on the local machine. Not any less secure than having the
> password in the script itself. If you're willing to type in a passphrase
> when you boot the machine, you could use ssh-agent and the private key
> would be kept encrypted.

you still have to run expect eof or interact, or you end up in the
same place with the script exiting prematurely. but using ssh-agent for
authentication is more elegant and easy than keeping your password in
an expect script.

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