I meant:
The guide should not be advocating the use of unencrypted private SSH keys, which is what you get with a blank password.
As the OP sort of alluded to, the use of ssh-agent should be used as a compromise.
I meant:
The guide should not be advocating the use of unencrypted private SSH keys, which is what you get with a blank password.
As the OP sort of alluded to, the use of ssh-agent should be used as a compromise.