Add the ability to have host-specific usernames/passwords in the hostlist file

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Domain
cli, security

Research direction

Start with the OLD/sshpt entry point at the linked line 22 and read how the hostlist file is parsed and credentials are currently handled. Determine the intended host-specific username and password format, then verify the behavior against representative hostlist entries; the issue names no tests or additional files.

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Description

Line: 22
https://github.com/sammcj/scripts/blob/551abf2e14e791c9a27a9473f2b0c6ca1c482d11//OLD/sshpt#L19-L29

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