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May 2, 2023
Question

Do I still need to keep my SSH key in ~/.ssh/ after importing into 1Password?

  • May 2, 2023
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I've followed https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/manage-keys#import-an-ssh-key and imported my existing SSH key into 1Password and have enabled the 1Password SSH agent. Do I still need to keep my SSH key on my desktop in ~/.ssh/ or should this now be removed since 1Password will be authenticating with it each time?


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May 3, 2023

Having got the authentication working I've tested moving my SSH keypair out of ~/.ssh/ and it seems to work fine so I'll go ahead and delete them after backing up.

Let me know if there is anything else to be aware of.

May 26, 2023

Hi @iany.

Indeed you no longer need to keep your keys in the ~/.ssh/ directory after importing them into 1Password.