Introducing ssh-connect, a small CLI for managing SSH profiles with encrypted passwords and a simple workflow designed for developers and teams that need order and security in their remote access.
Quick summary: passwords encrypted with OpenSSL AES-256-CBC and PBKDF2 using a master passphrase, key or password authentication, optional automatic login with sshpass, optional interactive selector with fzf, and all in a single installation script.
Main features: create, update, delete, and list profiles in the home directory slash ssh_profile slash profiles; each profile is a file with key equals value pairs; connection by name using ssh-connect space name; support for SSH key or encrypted password authentication; encryption with master passphrase stored in base64; export and import of profiles to tar.gz with decryption on export.
Optional integrations: interactive selector with fzf to quickly choose profiles; sshpass to allow password authentication without interaction; export and import for backup and migration.
Installation on Linux or macOS Intel example: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bpidperygora/SSH-profile-manager/main/install.sh | GITHUB_REPO=bpidperygora/SSH-profile-manager bash -s -- --bin-dir=/usr/local/bin --name=ssh-connect
Installation on macOS Apple Silicon example: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bpidperygora/SSH-profile-manager/main/install.sh | GITHUB_REPO=bpidperygora/SSH-profile-manager bash -s -- --bin-dir=/opt/homebrew/bin --name=ssh-connect
Required and optional dependencies: openssl is required for encryption; sshpass and fzf are optional for auto login and interactive selector; if you want to avoid automatic dependency installation, use NO_DEPS equals 1 before the installer.
Uninstallation example: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bpidperygora/SSH-profile-manager/main/uninstall.sh | bash -s -- --bin-dir=/usr/local/bin --name=ssh-connect
Common usage: run ssh-connect without arguments to open the interactive selector; ssh-connect name to connect directly; ssh-connect create to create a new profile; ssh-connect update name to update a profile; ssh-connect delete name to delete a profile; ssh-connect export to export all profiles; ssh-connect list to list profile names.
Profile location: profile files are saved in tilde slash ssh_profile slash profiles slash and have the extension dot profile.
Security notes: passwords are encrypted at rest with AES-256-CBC and PBKDF2 using OpenSSL; decryption happens on demand and plaintext remains in memory briefly when using sshpass; it is recommended to prioritize SSH keys whenever possible and reserve passwords for legacy systems and jump boxes.
Why choose this tool: it solves the lack of a single CLI solution that combines local password encryption, auto login with sshpass, interactive selector with fzf, secure export, and installation in a single file without vendor lock-in.
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