KDE Wallet and SSH keys

In KDE Plasma, the KDE Wallet is responsible for securely storing and supplying user credentials to the various KDE applications that request them. It is unlocked when you log in.

When using SSH keys with passphrases (see working with SSH key passphrases) they can be unlocked automatically when the passwords are stored in KWallet. To do so, click the checkbox to remember the password when you are prompted to unlock the key.

Troubleshooting

If you do not see the password prompt, it is possible that something is either wrong with the SSH agent and/or the password prompt utility. To see if they are configured correctly, check the output of the following command:

echo $SSH_AUTH_SOCK $SSH_ASKPASS $SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE

It should show:

/run/user/1000/ssh-agent.socket /usr/bin/ksshaskpass prefer

You can try manually forcing the password prompt with:

env SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/ksshaskpass \
    SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE=force \
    ssh-add

Please file an issue on our issue tracker if the problem persists.

Troubleshooting​

Troubleshooting