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Adding key with confirmation option to ssh-agent gives "agent refused operation"
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Description
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Steps to reproduce
Try adding a key with the -c (confirmation) option, it will fail with "agent refused operation"
PS C:\Users\myuser> ssh-add -c $env:USERPROFILE/.ssh/mykey
Enter passphrase for C:\Users\myuser/.ssh/mykey (will confirm each use):
Could not add identity "C:\Users\myuser/.ssh/mykey": agent refused operation
Expected behavior
ssh agent should not refuse this operation (-> it should support it)
Actual behavior
buggy or likely not supported at all, even though the option is there on ssh-add?
Error details
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Environment data
not relevant
Version
OpenSSH_for_Windows_9.5p1, LibreSSL 3.8.2
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with ssh-add -c and trace how ssh-agent handles the confirmation option on Windows. Compare the agent's behavior with the option exposed by ssh-add; done means a key can be added with confirmation enabled and its use is confirmed rather than refused.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- authentication, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100