Can Pageant be used by Windows services?

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Published on 2010-03-11T18:37:29Z Indexed on 2010/03/11 18:39 UTC
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Is it possible to configure Pageant (SSH key management) so that its keys are usable by a Windows service with the "Log On As" user of "Local System"?

If not, is there any other tool that can do this?

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