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Joey Hess 2014-04-26 18:58:06 -04:00
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@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ can be pretty sure noone is sniffing the (localhost) connection.
## ssh-askpass approach
* If ssh-askpass is in PATH, do nothing. (Unless webapp is run remotely.)
* If ssh-askpass is in PATH, or `SSH_ASKPASS` is set, do nothing.
(Unless webapp is run remotely.)
* Otherwise, have the assistant set `SSH_ASKPASS` to a command that will
cause the webapp to read the password and forward it on. Also, set
DISPLAY to ensure that ssh runs the program.