[patch] Automatically add keys to agent

[Ben Lindstrom]

On Jan 18, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Joachim Schipper wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:28:59AM +1100, Damien Miller wrote:
>> On Sat, 16 Jan 2010, Joachim Schipper wrote:
>>>     AddKeyToAgent
>>>       If this option is set to ``yes'' and ssh-agent(1) is running, any
>>>       keys used will be added to the agent (with the default lifetime).
>>>       Setting this to ``ask'' will cause ssh to require confirmation
>>>       using the SSH_ASKPASS program before the key is added (see
>>>       ssh-add(1) for details).  The argument must be ``yes'', ``ask'',
>>>       or ``no''.  The default is ``no''.
>> 
>> Please file it at https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/ so it doesn't get lost.
>> We can take a look at it after OpenSSH-5.4 ships.
> 
> I filed a new and enhanced version (it now adds all keys which can be
> unlocked with the passphrase) as Bug 1699,
> https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1699.
> 
> I'll be happy to make any requested changes. But yeah, getting the new
> release out should take priority - this is just a convenience feature.

You may want to skim the Apple patches.  They have this functionality included in MacOS X.

- Ben