Package: keychain (2.8.5-3)

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key manager for OpenSSH

Keychain is an OpenSSH key manager, typically run from ~/.bash_profile. When keychain is run, it checks for a running ssh-agent, otherwise it starts one. It saves the ssh-agent environment variables to ~/.keychain/\$\{HOSTNAME\}-sh, so that subsequent logins and non-interactive shells such as cron jobs can source the file and make passwordless ssh connections. In addition, when keychain runs, it verifies that the key files specified on the command-line are known to ssh-agent, otherwise it loads them, prompting you for a password if necessary.

Tags: Implemented in: sh, bash, ksh, tcsh and other shells, User Interface: Daemon, Networking: network::server, protocol::ssh, Role: Program, Security: Cryptography, Purpose: Login

Other Packages Related to keychain

• dep: openssh-client

  secure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machines

  or ssh-client

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• sug: gnupg-agent

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  also a virtual package provided by gpg-agent

• sug: ssh-askpass

  under X, asks user for a passphrase for ssh-add
  also a virtual package provided by ksshaskpass, kwalletcli, lxqt-openssh-askpass, ssh-askpass-fullscreen, ssh-askpass-gnome

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