Simplistic explanation, ssh-agent caches the private key for futere ssh and ssh-derived
transactions. ssh-add puts the private key in the cache.
Obligatory warning: there are risks, of course, mostly having to do with mitm stuff on
intermediary boxen, so be careful.
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