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	and then it's available to every machine that has agent forwarding available (not just the ones downstream of the place you added it).		and then it's available to every machine that has agent forwarding available (not just the ones downstream of the place you added it).

-	===== Security Considerations =====	+	===== [[security_considerations]] Security Considerations =====
	Using Pageant for public-key authentication gives you the convenience of being able to open multiple SSH sessions without having to type a passphrase every time, but also gives you the security benefit of never storing a decrypted private key on disk. Many people feel this is a good compromise between security and convenience.		Using Pageant for public-key authentication gives you the convenience of being able to open multiple SSH sessions without having to type a passphrase every time, but also gives you the security benefit of never storing a decrypted private key on disk. Many people feel this is a good compromise between security and convenience.

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