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## My Setup and the Problem

I use Linux on my main work laptop, where remote access is effortless: I can SSH with Kitty's remote edit kitten or mount remotes via KDE Dolphin.

But at home, my desktop runs Windows 11 for gaming (thanks to stupid anti-cheat restrictions). I normally just game on the desktop; but sometimes I have to do some work from the Desktop, already at the desk and need to quickly edit stuff remote. Most time I just used `scp`. But remembering in the past as win user, I used WinSCP for remote file editing. Found out quicky it natively refuses to connect using my SSH key from the already running agent in 1password.


## Solve it quickly

1. Ensure 1password SSH Agent is running (Settins > Developer)
2. Disable the Windows built in OpenSSH Agent Service
    (Services.msc > find OpenSSH Auth... and set it to Disabled)
3. Get [winssh-pageant](https://github.com/ndbeals/winssh-pageant)
    Install it and ensure it is run in Autostart adding the Param `--no-pageant-pipe`
4. In WinSCP under Authentication of a Session chosse "Allow Agent forwarding"


Thats it, your winscp should work as intended using the SSH Keys in your 1password.