How can I pass the contents of a pem file in the scp command?

Asked Feb 13 '19 at 16:31

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Just wondering if this is at all possible to run the scp command like:

scp [flag] "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc..." user:website.com@/path/to/file ./

asked Feb 13 '19 at 16:31

Austin Poole

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That related SO question should be informative, since `scp` uses the same flag as `ssh` to specify a keyfile. There may be a way, but it does not seem like a recommended approach for security purposes. – Darragh Enright Feb 13 '19 at 16:46
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Thanks for linking the question for me. I was racking my brains googling trying to find if this is at all possible. I agree its not the recommended way of doing it. I was just seeing if it would be a possible solution. – Austin Poole Feb 13 '19 at 17:43
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I think it's worthwhile to explore these questions. In this case it's clearly not a good idea for security purposes but that's why we ask questions—to discover and learn :) – Darragh Enright Feb 14 '19 at 08:38

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