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How to interact with ssh-agent?
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Description
Summary of the new feature / enhancement
It is a question-suggestion. I want to use it from git-bash. Right now , the ssh-agent service doesn't listen on any address or exposes SSH_AUTH_SOCK variable. So, git (by git bash) or the associate ssh can't find it. I tried providing it with -a , didn't work.
Tried to make it log using sshd_config, didn't work.
Even in the registry
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OpenSSH\Agent
it doesn't specify any socket. No handles. Couldn't find a way to work with it!
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Many options. Just make it work! (or document it please)
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the ssh-agent behavior from git-bash and inspect how the service, SSH_AUTH_SOCK, the -a option, sshd_config, and the registry entry are expected to interact. Done means either a documented working interaction with git-bash and ssh, or a clearly scoped implementation that enables it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, git
- Domain
- authentication, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100