From a0ac789f2abf475346505cd372a3843b3b93d91e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marc Cornellà Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:15:47 +0200 Subject: feat(ssh-agent): allow lazy-loading SSH identities (#6309) Fixes #7477 --- plugins/ssh-agent/README.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'plugins/ssh-agent/README.md') diff --git a/plugins/ssh-agent/README.md b/plugins/ssh-agent/README.md index d1a504b1e..1d6914ec6 100644 --- a/plugins/ssh-agent/README.md +++ b/plugins/ssh-agent/README.md @@ -21,7 +21,23 @@ zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent agent-forwarding on ---- -To **load multiple identities** use the `identities` style, For example: +To **NOT load any identities on start** use the `lazy` setting. This is particularly +useful when combined with the `AddKeysToAgent` setting (available since OpenSSH 7.2), +since it allows to enter the password only on first use. _NOTE: you can know your +OpenSSH version with `ssh -V`._ + +```zsh +zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent lazy yes +``` + +You can enable `AddKeysToAgent` by passing `-o AddKeysToAgent=yes` to the `ssh` command, +or by adding `AddKeysToAgent yes` to your `~/.ssh/config` file [1]. +See the [OpenSSH 7.2 Release Notes](http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.2). + +---- + +To **load multiple identities** use the `identities` style (**this has no effect +if the `lazy` setting is enabled**). For example: ```zsh zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent identities id_rsa id_rsa2 id_github -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2