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Former Member
4 years ago
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Feature idea: when creating ssh keys, consider option to auto add comment to end of public key

When copying and pasting public keys to remote servers it is helpful if they include a comment to easily identify keys when reviewing authorized_keys Under Developer options consider having a flag...
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  • 1P_Phil's avatar
    1P_Phil
    2 months ago

    Hi all,

    Thanks for your feedback on this. This is a common request and I have updated the requirements for the team.  I cannot guarantee anything, but this is definitely a topic of discussion internally at the moment.

    Thanks and stay tuned!

    Phil

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jswright61
New Contributor
2 months ago

I would also like to add my name to those requesting this feature.

I will note that authorized keys can be edited and that you can append a space and any text after the key which will be treated as a comment - but it's way more convenient, imo, to have the ability to have the comment in the public key such that it is copied along with the key.

I my preference as to how it's implemented:

  1. A comment field on the SSH item
  2. The ability to edit the text in the public key field (although this would allow an invalid public key if done incorrectly)
  3. Just use the item name (as noted above then one must consider that it will be a public comment when choosing an item name)