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Generalize and refine SSH config proposed in README #12

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Generalize configuration of separate keys per server using parameters
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No need to disable Pubkey Authentication to stop leaking of id_rsa
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Expand Up @@ -31,19 +31,27 @@ Host *
IdentitiesOnly yes
```

And then specify what keys should be used for each host
and above this block (the first matching option is applied,
`Host \*` directives must come last),
specify what keys should be used for each host:

```
Host example.com
PubkeyAuthentication yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
# IdentitiesOnly yes # Enable ssh-agent (PKCS11 etc.) keys
```

If you want you can use different keys so that they can't be linked together
Or, if you want to use different keys so that they can't be linked together:

```
Host github.com
PubkeyAuthentication yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github_id_rsa
Host *
# Only use identity files, not any identity loaded in ssh-agent
IdentitiesOnly yes
# Define pattern for the names of identity files by host
IdentityFile %d/.ssh/%h.rsa
IdentityFile %d/.ssh/%h.dsa
IdentityFile %d/.ssh/%h.ecdsa
# %d = local user's home directory
# %h = remote host name
# See IdentityFile section in `man ssh_config` for alternatives.
```