ssh-add-with-pass

README

ssh-add-with-pass

Wrapper around ssh-add that uses expect to unlock the provided key.

Installation

Direct download

Go to https://github.com/brad-jones/ssh-add-with-pass/releases and download the archive for your Operating System, extract the binary and and add it to your $PATH.

Curl Bash

curl -L https://github.com/brad-jones/ssh-add-with-pass/releases/latest/download/ssh_add_with_pass_linux_amd64.tar.gz -o- | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/bin/ssh_add_with_pass

RPM package

sudo rpm -i https://github.com/brad-jones/ssh-add-with-pass/releases/latest/download/ssh_add_with_pass_linux_amd64.rpm

DEB package

curl -sLO https://github.com/brad-jones/ssh-add-with-pass/releases/latest/download/ssh_add_with_pass_linux_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i ssh_add_with_pass_linux_amd64.deb && rm ssh_add_with_pass_linux_amd64.deb

Homebrew

https://brew.sh

brew install brad-jones/tap/ssh_add_with_pass

Scoop

https://scoop.sh

scoop bucket add brad-jones https://github.com/brad-jones/scoop-bucket.git;
scoop install ssh_add_with_pass;

Example Usage

echo "a-passphrase" | ssh_add_with_pass ./path/to/your-protected-key

DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS!

The idea is not to use it in a shell command like this otherwise you just leave your passphrase behind in history. The intended purpose is to call this command from other automation tools that would then provide the pass phrase via STDIN.