ssh-sk-helper(8) — Linux manual page

SSH-SK-HELPER(8)          System Manager's Manual        SSH-SK-HELPER(8)

NAME         top

       ssh-sk-helper — OpenSSH helper for FIDO authenticator support

SYNOPSIS         top

       ssh-sk-helper [-v]

DESCRIPTION         top

       ssh-sk-helper is used by ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), and ssh-keygen(1)
       to access keys provided by a FIDO authenticator.

       ssh-sk-helper is not intended to be invoked directly by the user.

       A single option is supported:

       -v      Verbose mode.  Causes ssh-sk-helper to print debugging
               messages about its progress.  This is helpful in debugging
               problems.  Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.
               The maximum is 3.

               Note that ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), and ssh-keygen(1) will
               automatically pass the -v flag to ssh-sk-helper when they
               have themselves been placed in debug mode.

SEE ALSO         top

       ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), ssh-keygen(1)

HISTORY         top

       ssh-sk-helper first appeared in OpenBSD 6.7.

AUTHORS         top

       Damien Miller <djm@openbsd.org>

COLOPHON         top

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GNU                           April 29, 2022             SSH-SK-HELPER(8)

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