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Forum Discussion
XIII
4 years agoSuper Contributor
GPG support? (like SSH)
Would it be possible to add similar support for GPG keys?
AnastasiyaSoyka
11 months agoNew Contributor
Just to throw my opinion into the mix: SSH keys cannot be substituted for PGP keys in all cases. A PGP key is closer to a digital certificate than it is to an SSH key; whereas an SSH key is really just a raw public key with a tiny amount of metadata attached, a PGP key can and generally does contain a wealth of additional metadata, and is also used for a much wider variety of purposes, like certifying other public keys or containing attached subkeys.
In concrete terms, an SSH key cannot be substituted for a PGP key for many use cases, like E2E encrypted email, YubiKey, cryptocurrency wallets etc. If 1Password were to support a GnuPG authentication agent, it would make storing private keys in a centralized location easier and more secure, and the process of performing common PGP-related tasks more transparent.
While GnuPG is pretty widely supported nowadays, and there is a wide variety of FOSS out there for managing keys, having my PGP keys stored in 1Password would make life a little easier. It's a small quality-of-life improvement, but not really a significant ask from me personally. I use 1Password because it has the best user experience and broadest compatibility of all of the password managers I've tried, and I intend to keep using it regardless of whether or not PGP keys are supported.