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It securely stores SSH key passphrases in the Windows Credential Manager so you don't have to re-enter them repeatedly.\n\n![](images/winaskpass.png)\n\n## Installation and building\n\n### WSL\n\nBy default this project uses PowerShell with embedded C# to call Windows APIs (credui.dll, advapi32.dll) since this runs in WSL.\n\n`cargo install` can be used to install in `~/.cargo/bin/`:\n\n```sh\ncargo install winaskpass\n```\n\nTo build from the repository, use:\n```sh\ngit clone https://github.com/ilpianista/winaskpass.git\ncd winaskpass\ncargo build --release --locked\n```\n\n### Windows\n\nDownload latest `.exe` file and put in your `%PATH`.\n\nWhen built natively uses Windows APIs directly, build with the `native` feature and the `x86_64-pc-windows-msvc` target:\n\n```sh\ngit clone https://github.com/ilpianista/winaskpass.git\ncd winaskpass\ncargo build --release --no-default-features --features native --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\n```\n\n## Setup\n\nTo make `ssh` use `winaskpass` set `SSH_ASKPASS=/path/to/winaskpass` or `SSH_ASKPASS=/path/to/winaskpass.exe` depending on your choice.\n\n`SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE=prefer` might be required as well.\n\nThen invoke `ssh-add \u003c/dev/null`.\n\n## Donate\n\nDonations via [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/ilpianista) or Bitcoin (1Ph3hFEoQaD4PK6MhL3kBNNh9FZFBfisEH) are always welcomed, _thank you_!\n\n## License\n\nMIT\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Filpianista%2Fwinaskpass","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Filpianista%2Fwinaskpass","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Filpianista%2Fwinaskpass/lists"}