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document updated 14 years ago, on Sep 9, 2010

There are various tools like ssh-agent, that function as a password-storehouse, that are nonetheless relatively secure. They're intended only for use on an interactive terminal. Similar tools:

various password managers
- KeePass is relatively popular
software-specific password managers
- OpenSSH — ssh-agent
- PuTTY — Pageant (aka PuTTY Agent)