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https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant
Bridge to Windows OpenSSH agent from Pageant. This means the openssh agent has the keys and this proxies pageant requests to it.
https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant
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Bridge to Windows OpenSSH agent from Pageant. This means the openssh agent has the keys and this proxies pageant requests to it.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant
- Owner: ndbeals
- License: bsd-3-clause
- Created: 2020-07-22T02:14:45.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-27T21:44:57.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-01T16:43:41.223Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: openssh, pageant, ssh, ssh-agent, windows, windows-openssh-agent, winssh-pageant
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 149 KB
- Stars: 245
- Watchers: 11
- Forks: 8
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# WinSSH-Pageant 
Proxy Pageant requests to the Windows OpenSSH agent (from Microsoft), enabling applications that only support Pageant to use openssh.
## Contents
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Winget](#winget)
- [MSI Installer](#msi-installer)
- [Standalone Binary](#standalone-binary)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Autostart](#autostart)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions)
- [Building](#building)
- [Easy Build Instructions](#easy-build-instructions)
- [Advanced Build Instructions](#advanced-build-instructions)
- [Antivirus Flagging](#antivirus-flagging)
- [Bug Reporting, Help & Feature Requests](#bug-reporting-help--feature-requests)
- [Credits](#credits)
## Background
I use the Windows OpenSSH agent as my single ssh key backing. Many solutions exist that do the opposite of this, but I prefer the convenience of Windows OpenSSH agent.
This has been tested on Windows 10 2004 using WSL2. Earlier versions of windows up to 1803 should work too.
# Installation
WinSSH-Pageant now features an MSI installer for easy upgrading and install/uninstall actions. The installer will:
1. Create an appropriate, user-specific autostart entry which you can manager from Task Manager -> Startup tab
2. Autostart the application after the installer is finished
### Prerequisites
Install the [Microsoft OpenSSH package, found on their Github](https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases). Do not install this using Windows update, that one is quite outdated, and will not work with this software. [Follow the instructions for adding OpenSSH to your System PATH.](https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Install-Win32-OpenSSH-Using-MSI)
## Winget
This application is now available in the offcial [Microsoft Package Manager: `winget`](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli) and is the *preferred* way to install and upgrade this software.
| Action | Command |
| -----: |-------- |
| Install | `winget install winssh-pageant` |
| Upgrade | `winget upgrade winssh-pageant` |
## MSI Installer
[Download the latest version from the releases page](https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant/releases/latest) and install it.
### Standalone Binary
For those who do not want an installer, there is also an option to download the compiled, standalone executable. [Download the latest .zip](https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant/releases/latest) and follow the [instructions for configuring autostart](#autostart)
# Usage
Run the executable `winssh-pageant.exe`. There are two (optional) flags:
- `--sshpipe` - name of the windows openssh agent pipe, default is: `\\.\pipe\openssh-ssh-agent`
- `--no-pageant-pipe` - disable pageant named pipe proxying
## Autostart
Start Menu Autostart:
1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to:
```
%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
```
2. Inside this folder, Create a shortcut pointing at wherever you put `winssh-pageant.exe`
3. If the shortcut is valid, there should be a new `WinSSH-Pageant Bridge` entry found in Task Manager -> Startup
Note: Task Scheduler autostart method is now deprecated and unsupported. It causes possible issues with executable ownership.
---
# Frequently Asked Questions
## How do I add my private keys to pageant?
You don't. Add your private keys to the standard ssh-agent with the following command:
```
ssh-add
```
[Detailed explanation.](https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant/issues/14)
---
## Building
clone the repo:
```
git clone https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant.git
cd winssh-pageant
```
### Easy Build Instructions
```
go build -ldflags="-w -s -H=windowsgui" -trimpath
```
### Advanced Build Instructions
The build script `build.ps1` accepts numerous, optional flags and two dev dependencies. Install the dev dependencies:
```
go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo@latest
go install github.com/mh-cbon/go-msi@latest
```
Run the build script:
```
.\build.ps1 -Release
```
The release flag is *optional*, though highly recommended, if it is omitted you do not need the two aforementioned dev dependencies.
### Antivirus Flagging
Your antivirus software may flag this as malware, It's a false positive and a known quirk with go binaries (). The official releases use reproducible builds via `-trimpath`. The expected checksums are posted with the release they're meant for, some users may choose to build this project themself and confirm the checksums, `sha256sum`.
More information can be found here:
## Bug Reporting, Help & Feature Requests
Please put report all
- Feature Requests
- Bugs
- Help Requests
- General Questsions
[as an issue.](https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant/issues)
## Credits
Big thanks to , Ben Pye and the other contributors for the examples of interacting with the win32 api, the build script, and help they have given me directly.
- for a working example of how to open a file mapping another process created.
- @meilon for reporting an internationalization bug and testing the fix for me.