[Bug 3944] New: Allow specifying identity by key thumbprint

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3944

            Bug ID: 3944
           Summary: Allow specifying identity by key thumbprint
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 10.3p1
          Hardware: Other
                OS: Windows 11
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: ssh
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
          Reporter: justin.piper at gmail.com

GitHub does not support usernames other than "git", and instead uses
the public key supplied by SSH to identify the user. If you have
multiple accounts, such as a personal and work account, it is necessary
to specify the identity that you want to use to log in. Currently,
OpenSSH allows specifying an identity file, but if you're using
`ssh-agent`, it always uses the first key returned by the agent. It
would be useful if there were a way to specify a key to use by its
thumbprint.

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