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doc/tools/SSH-keys.md

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## Keeper
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To avoid having to copy and paste your passphrase every time, you can use [Keeper](https://ukri.sharepoint.com/sites/thesource/SitePages/Keeper-Password-Manager.aspx) to store your passwords.
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To avoid having to copy and paste your passphrase every time, you can use [Keeper](https://ukri.sharepoint.com/sites/thesource/SitePages/Keeper-Password-Manager.aspx) to store your passwords and SSH keys.
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If you want to use Keeper (you'll need the desktop client for this, _not_ the browser plugin) for storing your SSH keys, and not have local plaintext copies on your machine, you can do so.
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If you want to use Keeper (you'll need the desktop client for this, _not_ the browser plugin) for storing your SSH keys, and not have local plain text copies on your machine, you can do so.
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This is done by following [this guide](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeperpam/privileged-access-manager/ssh-agent#activating-the-ssh-agent) with your public key, private key and passphrase filled in.
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You may need to [turn the `OpenSSH` agent off](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeperpam/privileged-access-manager/ssh-agent#windows-note-on-ssh-agent-conflicts) if it's on your machine - see if `ssh-agent` is running in your services in task manager.
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It would also be a good idea to change the vault timeout to something relatively short to minimise scope of access for when the SSH keys are available.
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### SSH works and prompts to use passphrase, but git doesn't show the prompt
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If `ssh [email protected]` works fine, your SSH key has been added to Github and `ssh` is using it.
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