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whatsyourpassword
New Contributor
2 months ago

Question/Feature Request: Active/Inactive SSH Keys per Machine

Hello! I'm starting a new position today, and I'd like to continue to use 1Password for all the various things it does. One problem that I'm currently facing is that I don't want to expose/leak...
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Michael_Mercuri
Contributor
2 months ago

It's possible to separate the keys (and other items) into different vaults (work, personal, whatever). And then configure the 1Password SSH Agent via the config file to allow access to keys in specific vaults:
https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/agent/config

This would allow you to configure your work machine to only look at the keys in your work vault.

I only put work stuff in my work vault, which is accessed from my work laptop. Personal stuff goes into my personal vault, which is accessed from my personal machine.