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Windows SSH Agent without Windows Hello?
Hi!
I was very excited to try the new SSH tooling built into 1Password 8 Beta for Windows. However, I do not have Windows Hello on my desktop which sounds like a requirement to use the 1Password SSH agent on Windows (see green TIP here https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/get-started#step-3-turn-on-the-1password-ssh-agent).
Is there any way around this? Or are there plans for an alternative here? I don't mind entering my master password every time I need to SSH as an alternative. I'd really like to use the SSH agent :)
1Password Version: 8.6.0
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Windows 11 Pro
Hi floris_1P - 8.10.3 ... seems pretty out of date, I'll get that fixed and let you know if that resolves my issue.
floris_1P1Password Team
@jhooks Which version of 1Password are you on?
Fair enough, I was following the learn more link in the 'Developer' tab - which still lists it as a requirement (https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/agent/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=oph&utm_campaign=windows)
In that case, any idea why the option 'Set Up SSH Agent...' is greyed out? Both options SSH Agent and CLI are greyed out for me.
- floris_1P
@jhooks It's been out for a few months already. So you should be able to turn on the SSH agent without having Windows Hello enabled.
Hi floris_1P,
thank you very much for sharing this.
I have tested it and as far as I can say, this works like a charm. :-)The only thing that could be improved indeed is, if 1password is already unlocked, the entering of the password should not be necessary.
Confirmation is ok, but entering the password again, takes a lot of time.- floris_1P
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Thanks all for your patience and feedback. We've been working on removing the Windows Hello requirement for SSH and have a solution that we'll be launching soon! You can already try it out today if you're interested to take it for a spin. You can find more information in our Developer Slack workspace.
I would also be interested in being able to shorten the password interval as a stopgap until this feature is available. I'm not going to be able to memorize my password if I only use it once every two weeks, and I'd like to be able to get to the point that I can destroy the piece of paper I've written it on.
Hey, would it be a option to also allow a more frequent reauth via password when using windows hello? Currently the minimum is 2 Weeks, why is that? I would like to use Win Hello but want to reauth via password once a day and after each reboot.
Specially when traveling, having Windows hello enabled is a huge security risk because compared to a password it can relatively easy breached/enforced.
Thanks
