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Former Member
3 years ago

CLI export of SSH private key does not export in the expected format.

I store SSH private keys in 1Password, and would like to run a command using the OP CLI to "get" or "read" a private key. When run the following OP command: op read op://private/'Key Name'/'Pri...
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andi_t_1P
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3 years ago

Hi @teamwampa ! It's good that you ask. We are currently working on returning the open ssh format of private key with the CLI as well so we are more consistent with what the desktop app returns. This should be soon available in all item retrieval commands as well as in secret reference based commands. The pkcs8 format will also still be available to retrieve for backwards compatibility reasons.

All the best,
Andi