SSH public key authentication: Difference between revisions

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+== KDE ==
+By default, KDE prompts you to enter the passwords for your SSH keys to unlock them across session starts. To avoid being asked to unlock your SSH keys every time a session is restarted (e.g., after logging out or rebooting), you can use <code>ksshaskpass</code> to store the passwords. To enable this, add the following <code>environment.variables</code>:
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+environment.variables = {
+  SSH_ASKPASS = "${pkgs.ksshaskpass.out}/bin/ksshaskpass";
+  SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE = "prefer";
+};
+</syntaxhighlight>
+{{Note | Should you encounter complaints when running {{ic|nixos-rebuild}}, you can add {{ic|lib.mkForce}} to {{ic|SSH_ASKPASS}} like this:<br />{{ic|1=SSH_ASKPASS = lib.mkForce "${pkgs.ksshaskpass.out}/bin/ksshaskpass";}}.
+}}
+After applying these changes, either log out (if you used <code>switch</code>) or reboot (if you used <code>boot</code> for the variables to take effect.
+When you use an SSH key for the first time, you will be prompted to enter its passphrase. <strong><em>Be sure to select the "Remember password" checkbox</strong></em> and the passphrase will be securely stored in the KDE Wallet and automatically retrieved across session restarts.
 == See also ==
 * [[Distributed build]]