Keychain

Need a small and smart utility to manage you ssh keys under linux ? got some scripts and cronjobs which requires an local ssh key ? have a look at keychain !

Install Software

depending on your OS …

macos$ brew install keychain
debian$ sudo apt-get install keychain
openbsd$ pkg_add keychain
freebsd$ pkg install keychain

edit startup Scripts

$HOME/.bashrc $HOME/.bash_profile /etc/profile $HOME/.profile

cat << 'EOF' >> $HOME/.bashrc
# Keychain Startup
eval `keychain --eval id_ed25519`
EOF

check service

$ keychain
$ ssh-add -L

add to .profile

cat << 'EOF' >> .profile

# Keychain Loaded ? Load and show Key ...
eval $(keychain --eval id_ed25519)
echo -e "loaded keys: `ssh-add -L |cut -c 1-12,77-`\n"
EOF

List Keys

keychain --list

List Finterprints (Public Key ?)

$ keychain --list-fp

Set Timeout

Timeout for SSH Agent

$ keychain --timeout minutes
$ keychain --timeout 30

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Any Comments ?

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