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USAGE(1)
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USAGE(1)
NAME
yubikey-agent - a seamless ssh-agent for YubiKeys
CONFIGURATION
To start yubikey-agent automatically, enable its service using:
systemctl --user enable yubikey-service.user
To start yubikey-agent once, start its service using:
systemctl --user start yubikey-service.user
You must also set the
$SSH_AUTH_SOCK
variable to
"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/yubikey-agent/yubikey-agent.sock"
.
In bash, this can be done by running the following command before your first use of yubikey-agent:
echo 'export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/yubikey-agent/yubikey-agent.sock"' >> ~/.bashrc
DESCRIPTION
yubikey-agent
[options]
command
[arguments]
OPTIONS
-setup
Generate a new SSH key on the attached YubiKey.
-l
PATH
Run the agent, listening on the UNIX socket at PATH.
September 2021
yubikey-agent