ssh-sk-helper.8

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.Dd $Mdocdate: April 29 2022 $
.Dt SSH-SK-HELPER 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ssh-sk-helper
.Nd OpenSSH helper for FIDO authenticator support
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl v
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is used by
.Xr ssh 1 ,
.Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
and
.Xr ssh-keygen 1
to access keys provided by a FIDO authenticator.
.Pp
.Nm
is not intended to be invoked directly by the user.
.Pp
A single option is supported:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl v
Verbose mode.
Causes
.Nm
to print debugging messages about its progress.
This is helpful in debugging problems.
Multiple
.Fl v
options increase the verbosity.
The maximum is 3.
.Pp
Note that
.Xr ssh 1 ,
.Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
and
.Xr ssh-keygen 1
will automatically pass the
.Fl v
flag to
.Nm
when they have themselves been placed in debug mode.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ssh 1 ,
.Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
.Xr ssh-keygen 1
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm
first appeared in
.Ox 6.7 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Damien Miller Aq Mt djm@openbsd.org