I think I've forgotten my RSA passphrase again.
Is there a way to have my local command line prompt me for it so I can check if I at least what I remember it as is correct, so I don't needlessly change it?
Next time I'm writing it on a post-it ;)
I think I've forgotten my RSA passphrase again.
Is there a way to have my local command line prompt me for it so I can check if I at least what I remember it as is correct, so I don't needlessly change it?
Next time I'm writing it on a post-it ;)
Use:
ssh-keygen -y
-y This option will read a private OpenSSH format file and
print an OpenSSH public key to stdout.
Example:
$ ssh-keygen -y -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa_file
This will prompt to enter the passphrase. Given a wrong passphrase it will say "load failed" otherwise it will print the OpenSSH public key to stdout.
Try ssh-keygen -p
:
-p Requests changing the passphrase of a private key file instead of
creating a new private key. The program will prompt for the file
containing the private key, for the old passphrase, and twice for
the new passphrase.
Linux or Windows
If you lose your SSH key passphrase, there's no way to recover it. You'll need to generate a brand new SSH keypair or switch to HTTPS cloning so you can use a personal access token instead.
Mac
If you configured your SSH passphrase with the macOS keychain, you may be able to recover it.
Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/troubleshooting-ssh/recovering-your-ssh-key-passphrase