Git and 1Password interaction doesn't work with "git clone" on a regular terminal

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December 27, 2022
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When I'm in a git directory, cloned from GitHub, and I use a git command all seems to work well:
- I insert a command (e.g. git fetch);
- "System" ask for my fingerprint;
- I insert my fingerprint ad all work wonderfully.

Now, once I have put for the first time my fingerprint, every time I insert a new git command all work without asking me for the fingerprint.

Now strange things happen:
-If I carry out all the steps described above on a standard terminal (for example gnome-terminal, or kgx), when I use the "git clone" command, perhaps to copy another of my private repositories, I will be asked for Username and Password Github.

-If, on the other hand, all the steps described above are performed on a terminal provided by "VisualStudio Code" then the "git clone" command, executed on the "VS Code" terminal, will work perfectly like any other command (git fetch, git pull,.. .) without asking me for a username and password.

Why this difference in behaviors?

Why does a "regular" terminal fail to hook up to 1password when I use "git clone"?

P.S.
If the "git clone" command specifies "mailto:git@github.com:XXX" instead of "https://github.com/XXX" then you will be able to "connect" with 1password and everything will work correctly.

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Jack_P_1P

1Password Employee

Hi @adriadri:

Just to confirm, when you're using Visual Studio Code, are you using a HTTPS or a SSH remote for your Git repository?

You can check using git remote -v.

1Password SSH agent only works with SSH connections, so if you're using a HTTPS remote, Git won't use your SSH keys provided by 1Password. Let me know!

Jack

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Anonymous

In VS code if I insert your command I get that I'm using SSH.

Anyway, when I say to use the "git clone" command without problems, I was implying that the value passed to "git clone" was an HTTPS link.

Example on standard terminal:

INPUT: git clone https://github.com/Username/repository
OUTPUT:
Clone in 'XYZ123' ..
Username for 'https://github.com':

Example on VS Code terminal:

INPUT: git clone https://github.com/Username/repository
OUTPUT:
Clone in 'XYZ123' ..
...
Done.

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Anonymous

Hi @adriadri - I'm not entirely sure why you'd be experiencing the difference in behaviour, but as Jack mentioned 1Password's SSH Agent only works with SSH Keys, not HTTPS credentials, so if you stick to SSH remotes you (hopefully) shouldn't encounter this. It's also worth noting that VS Code is a verified https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/agent/compatibility, so other applications may have differing behaviours and levels of support.

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Anonymous

== Removed ==

Example on standard terminal:

Example on VS Code terminal:

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