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by naniwaduni 2616 days ago
> 1) SSH agent will cache your passphrase. While that's the whole purpose of SSH agent, remember that nothing is more insecure than an unlocked secret.

There's one thing more insecure than an unlocked secret: a "secret" sitting in plain text on the filesystem.

Which is a common outcome if you advise people against using an agent and they don't share your opsec priorities.