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Document ACL restriction options for Pageant.

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These are just cross-references to the existing descriptions in the
"Using PuTTY" section.
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@ -159,6 +159,17 @@ by the command, like this:
\c C:\PuTTY\pageant.exe d:\main.ppk -c C:\PuTTY\putty.exe \c C:\PuTTY\pageant.exe d:\main.ppk -c C:\PuTTY\putty.exe
\S{pageant-cmdline-restrict-acl} Restricting the \i{Windows process ACL}
Pageant supports the same \i\c{-restrict-acl} option as the other
PuTTY utilities to lock down the Pageant process's access control;
see \k{using-cmdline-restrict-acl} for why you might want to do this.
By default, if Pageant is started with \c{-restrict-acl}, it won't
pass this to any PuTTY sessions started from its System Tray submenu.
Use \c{-restrict-putty-acl} to change this. (Again, see
\k{using-cmdline-restrict-acl} for details.)
\H{pageant-forward} Using \i{agent forwarding} \H{pageant-forward} Using \i{agent forwarding}
Agent forwarding is a mechanism that allows applications on your SSH Agent forwarding is a mechanism that allows applications on your SSH

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@ -1071,4 +1071,4 @@ Pageant stores the more critical information (hence benefits more from
the extra protection), so it's reasonable to want to run Pageant but the extra protection), so it's reasonable to want to run Pageant but
not PuTTY with the ACL restrictions. You can force Pageant to start not PuTTY with the ACL restrictions. You can force Pageant to start
subsidiary PuTTY processes with a restricted ACL if you also pass the subsidiary PuTTY processes with a restricted ACL if you also pass the
\c{-restrict-putty-acl} option. \i\c{-restrict-putty-acl} option.