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Issue: Git Gui: show ssh key don't show key type id_ed25519.pub

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FJFechter, Juergen <juergen.fechter@atos.net>
Date
Feb 9, 2018, 11:21 UTC
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<F65780F29E48994380E2BCE87C6F071101146AB1@DEERLM99EX2MSX.ww931.my-it-solutions.net>
Hello,

Maybe someone can fix this issue. Thanks

Git Gui: show ssh key don't show key type id_ed25519.pub Setup . Which version of Git for Windows are you using? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? $ git --version --build-options

** 2.16.1windows.2 **

. Which version of Windows are you running? Vista, 7, 8, 10? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? $ cmd.exe /c ver

** Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.214] ** . What options did you set as part of the installation? Or did you choose the defaults? # One of the following:

> type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
$ cat /etc/install-options.txt
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. Any other interesting things about your environment that might be related
to the issue you're seeing?
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. Which terminal/shell are you running Git from? e.g Bash/CMD/PowerShell/other
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. What commands did you run to trigger this issue? If you can provide a
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this will help us understand the issue.
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. What did you expect to occur after running these commands?
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. What actually happened instead?
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Description
Under ~/.ssh are only one ssh key pair of type ed25519
( id_ed25519 and id_ed25519.pub)
Git GUI don't show it
C:\Users\goldfinger2\.ssh>dir /b
agent.env
authorized_keys
id_ed25519
id_ed25519.pub
Win32-OpenSSH Beta currently supports only one key type (ed25519).
https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues/973
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2017/12/15/using-the-openssh-beta-in-windows-10-fall-creators-update-and-windows-server-1709/
Steps to Reproduce
1. Open Git Gui
2. Select Help
3. Show SSH Key : No Keys found
Expected behavior: Showing the ed25519 Key
Reproduces how often: 100%
Additional information
The problem is located in the find_ssh_key function in sshkey.tcl.
Which is not searching after id_ed25519.pub
find_ssh_key {} {
        foreach name {~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ~/.ssh/identity.pub} {
>> This looks like a problem in upstream Git GUI. Would you mind reporting this to the Git mailing list at git@vger.kernel.org? 
>> Or even better, write the patch yourself? ;-) This looks like a problem in upstream Git GUI. 
>> Would you mind reporting this to the Git mailing list at git@vger.kernel.org? Or even better, write the patch yourself? ;-) 
Next: Beat Bolli
Message 1 of 2 in “Issue: Git Gui: show ssh key don't show key type id_ed25519.pub”
  1. Fechter, JuergenFeb 9, 2018
  2. git-gui: search for all current SSH key typesBeat Bolli, Feb 24, 2018

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