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Former Member
3 years ago1Password asking for permission each time
When using 1Password for storing my SSH keys, it asks for authentication (here: fingerprint) each time a key is accessed. This is different from handling passwords for e. g. web forms: As long as 1Pa...
Former Member
3 years agofloris_1P what else can you say about this?
Is it once forever, or is it once per configurable period?
At the end of the day, I'm really looking for usage semantics similar to openssh's ssh-agent: if the key is in 1Password and 1Password is unlocked, then I can ssh with public key authentication transparently. I understand the tradeoffs associated with this decision, but if 1Password is unlocked and an attacker has access to my device, they can already steal my key. Why is the model for ssh keys accessed by agent different than the model for secrets accessed by the op
command line or the gui?
Thanks, I'm looking forward to trying this enhancement.