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treasy
November 6, 2025
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Password generator when exporting ssh keys

  • November 6, 2025
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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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    Racer77
    February 28, 2026

    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.

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