How can I use my SSH key with TouchID so that don't have to type in my passphrase each time, but still required my finger print at each log in?

Asked Dec 05 '21 at 07:47

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I am trying to use my ssh key with touchID. As others suggested here, I ran ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/[my-private-key] and modified my .ssh/config with

 Host *
   UseKeychain yes
   AddKeysToAgent yes
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa

which works and makes my key available from the Keychain however it doesn't force me to provide my fingerprint. I would like to force the usage of TouchID to unlock my key every time when I try to ssh in, or at least once after opened the terminal client.

asked Dec 05 '21 at 07:47

BraveHeart

Do you have access to the sshd configuration of the systems you log into? – nohillside Dec 05 '21 at 07:50
@nohillside yes – BraveHeart Dec 05 '21 at 08:05
You need to configure passphrass-less access there. – nohillside Dec 05 '21 at 08:11
That is how it is configured, just using ssh key to to ssh in, have no issue with that. – BraveHeart Dec 05 '21 at 16:49
Any solutions yet? – Ken Aug 03 '23 at 09:54
Same problem here... Has anybody been able to figure this out? – SofaKng Nov 09 '23 at 02:32

How can I use my SSH key with TouchID so that don't have to type in my passphrase each time, but still required my finger print at each log in?

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