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Nov 6, 2025 4:28 AM UTC
Question

Password generator when exporting ssh keys

It would be nice to integrate the password generator when exporting ssh keys to create a random passphrase saved in the key entry in 1Password.  The workflow for this is clunky currently as I create a new password field in the entry with a randomly generated password and then use that as the passphrase when exporting the key.  Now, when the key is exported 1 password saves an entry of the passphrase used to export the key.  Now I’ve got two entries for the same phrase.

 

it would be a much simpler flow if the passphrase could be randomly generated inside the export key dialogue instead.

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Feb 28, 2026 1:21 PM UTC

I agree. Currently I've settled on using the browser extension to generate a password, and then pasting that into the export field. But it definitely should be integrated, so it isn't encouraging unencrypted SSH keys to be exported.