ssh-vault/ssh-vault

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ssh-vault/ssh-vault.json

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ssh-vault 🌰

[]!(SECURITY.md)

encrypt/decrypt using ssh keys

Documentation

https://ssh-vault.com

The legacy SSH RSA keys with header -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- are not any more supported, convert your key to new format with:

ssh-keygen -p -f <path/to/your/private.key>

Usage

$ ssh-vault -h

encrypt/decrypt using ssh keys

Usage: ssh-vault [COMMAND]

Commands:
  create       Create a new vault [aliases: c]
  edit         Edit an existing vault [aliases: e]
  fingerprint  Print the fingerprint of a public ssh key [aliases: f]
  view         View an existing vault [aliases: v]
  help         Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version

Examples:

Create a vault:

$ echo "secret" | ssh-vault create -u <github.com/user>

View a vault:

echo "SSH-VAULT..."| ssh-vault view

Share a secret:

$ echo "secret" | ssh-vault create -u new

Installation

Mac OS

brew install ssh-vault

Using Cargo

$ cargo install ssh-vault

Issues

Please feel free to raise any issue, feature requirement or a simple comment here.