Windows

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Cluster SSH with SecureCRT
1Password SSH Agent Configuration

Cluster SSH with SecureCRT

Under construction!

Having the ability to run a single command across multiple SSH sessions, all at once, is exceedingly useful if you're working with multiple web servers, as an example. Cluster SSH can handle this requirement, but Windows - until Vandyke's SecureCRT came along - just couldn't do this kind of thing.

1Password SSH Agent Configuration

Based off of these instructions:
https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/agent/config/

Creating and populating the Config File

The SSH agent config file resides here:

%LOCALAPPDATA%/1Password/config/ssh/agent.toml

which translates on my system to be as follows - but please note, the config and ssh sub-directories may not already be created - in which case, you'd need to create them yourself first. Similarly, you'd need to create the agent.toml file too.

This can be done through the app itself:

Open and unlock 1Password for Windows and select any SSH key you want to add to the agent config file.
Click the three dotted menu at the top right corner of the 1Password app and select Configure for SSH agent.
Lock and unlock 1Password to apply the changes.

C:\Users\m.drake\AppData\Local\1Password\config\ssh>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 68BD-ED4C

 Directory of C:\Users\m.drake\AppData\Local\1Password\config\ssh

11/04/2024  13:37    <DIR>          .
11/04/2024  13:37    <DIR>          ..
11/04/2024  13:38                99 agent.toml
               1 File(s)             99 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  863,233,310,720 bytes free

C:\Users\m.drake\AppData\Local\1Password\config\ssh>

To add identities to the agent, for example my personal SSH key:

[[ssh-keys]]
item = "Martyn's Personal SSH Key 2024"
vault = "Personal"
account = "Martyn Drake"

And we can add to that, for example, by adding work stuff (assuming you're sharing a work vault):

[[ssh-keys]]
item = "Martyn's Personal SSH Key 2024"
vault = "Personal"
account = "Martyn Drake"

[[ssh-keys]]
item = "Martyn Work SSH Key"
vault = "Private"
account = "The Widget Company Inc"

Adding the -A flag to the ssh command will forward those identities on the remote machine, if it's been configured to do so.