ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines

Re:ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines by carterschonwald on Monday November 09, 2026 @09:52AM (#50426454)

this is a normal ssh feature meant to allow keys to be used while keeping keys local …

its actually a keystone of secure infrastructure setups, aka jump hosts.

granted its meant for human or scripted uses, as is everything else

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Re:ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines by krunck on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:03AM (#50426631)

> keystone of secure infrastructure

But only when YOU choose where your SSH agent is accessible.

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Re:ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines by carterschonwald on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:59AM (#50427342)

very true :)

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Re:ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines by hamburglar on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:11AM (#50427505)

A normal ssh feature that a lot of people consider a really clever maneuver, but many highly locked down environments expressly forbid because it’s a liability.

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Re:ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines by minitech on Monday November 09, 2026 @12:17PM (#50428471)

You don’t need to (and should not) forward your SSH agent just to set up a tunnel, especially with the default OpenSSH ssh-agent. It allows the intermediate host to decide what operations to do with your key(s). `ProxyJump` is a way safer default.

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