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Former Member
4 years ago

1Password changed my private key upon import

I am importing a ed25519 SSH key I generated on my Mac via CLI ages ago. I imported the key from file and input the keys password. 1Password created the new SSH key record. The public_key matches m...
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Jack_P_1P
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3 years ago

Hi @mrgrain:

1Password for desktop used to export keys in PKCS #8 format. Recent releases of 1Password for desktop now export using OpenSSH format. We're continuing to explore this change and consider additional ways of choosing which way you'd like to export your key, but in the mean time, if you're looking to export your key in PKCS #8 format, it's possible to do using my.1Password.com and copying your PKCS #8 format private key from there.

Jack