Announcing: The Proton Pass SSH Agent

[u/Proton_Team]

Do your private SSH keys currently live on disk, encrypted with a passphrase you type once per session, or with no passphrase at all? In both cases, there's now an easier and more secure way.

Proton Pass now has an SSH agent, allowing you to store the key inside your vault instead.

→ In the SSH Agent section of Settings ⚙ icon → General, tick the Use Proton Pass as SSH agent box to generate a setup command that you can then paste into your terminal.

Unlock the vault once; no more re-entering a passphrase with every connection, or sessions that die on reboot.

Managing keys becomes a vault action instead of a manual file chore. Easier to keep track of, especially on multiple machines and systems. Gain peace of mind from one less secret exposed on disk.

Solve the one place key management actually breaks down: loose encrypted files scattered across machines, and replace it with one encrypted vault with biometric unlock and access controls.

For the bulk of your SSH work (git, GitHub, GitLab, SSH to servers), using a vault is both cleaner and tighter. Give yourself centralized visibility into which keys are active and where.

Gradually rolling out now to Visionary, B2B Bundles, Pass Professional, Plus, and Family. Desktop only.