apache / apache/maven-scm

JGit: Support interaction with an SSH agent

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bug enhancement
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Java
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Description

### Affected version

2.1.0

### Bug description

The bundle fragment https://github.com/eclipse-jgit/jgit/blob/master/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.agent provides support for communicating with an SSH agent. This should be included in the JGit provider to allow leveraging keys from SSH agents.

Unfortunately this has been introduced with JGit 6 (requiring Java 11): https://github.com/eclipse-jgit/jgit/commit/634302d2da74226cff9f78e121ad5b8216c476e6

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the JGit SSH agent bundle fragment linked in the issue and the Maven SCM JGit provider integration. Check how the provider handles the Java version constraint, then verify that SSH-agent keys can be used without requiring unsupported JGit or Java versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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