How to use ssh-agent (and graphic passphrase dialog) in Kubuntu 10.10?

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Published on 2011-01-12T15:47:51Z Indexed on 2011/01/12 15:55 UTC
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I have recently switched from Ubuntu to kubuntu, both version 10.10. Unfortunately in KDE the ssh passphrase dialog doesn't work out of the box. Everytime my ssh private key is used I need to enter my password. This is neither secure nor comfortable.

I have done comprehensive research on the net but only found out dated documentation. Several things I tried didn't work out. Current status:

SSH setup working with direct passphrase input
ssh-agent running in X session
$SSH_AUTH_SOCK set to ssh-agent's socket in X session

How to enable ssh-agent for keeping the passphrase in memory for ~15mins and as a bonus always use a graphical dialog for its input?

I use asymmetric SSH key pairs for

pushing/pulling in Git VCS
logging remotely into different server systems

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