SSHKeychain is a GUI interface to ssh-agent for Mac OS X.
This application is the best of its kind with many security features, including: locking the keychain when the computer goes to screensaver or goes to sleep.
I would use this program instead of SSH Agent, but it has a problem recovering from when the screensaver or going to sleep requires a password. If you don’t require a password on your screensaver or waking from sleep, this app is for you!
By Tim Cutts
The wake from sleep problem is only in Panther. I think the bug is in Mac OS rather than SSHKeychain - certainly I don’t have a problem with it in Tiger (but then I’m using a version of SSHKeychain I modified myself, and I can’t remember whether I changed this particular bit of the code - I don’t think so)
Tim
By mike
Thanks for your comments, Tim. In fact, I believe you’re right and I never updated this post. I have been using SSHKeychain with Tiger since its release without issue.
-ME