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# Manage SSH keys

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## Requirements

Before you can use 1Password CLI to manage your SSH keys, you'll need to:

* [Sign up for 1Password](https://1password.com/pricing/password-manager).
* [Install 1Password CLI](/cli/get-started#step-1-install-1password-cli) (`2.20.0` or later).

## Generate an SSH key

You can use [`op item create`](/cli/reference/management-commands/item#item-create) with the `ssh` item category to generate a new SSH key. To import an existing SSH key, [use the 1Password desktop app](/ssh/manage-keys/#import-an-ssh-key).

```shell theme={null}
op item create --category ssh --title "My SSH Key"
```

1Password CLI generates an SSH key and saves it as a new item in your built-in <a href="https://support.1password.com/1password-glossary/#personal-vault">Personal</a>, <a href="https://support.1password.com/1password-glossary/#private-vault">Private</a>, or <a href="https://support.1password.com/1password-glossary/#employee-vault">Employee</a> vault, then prints the key to stdout with the private key redacted. The item includes the key type, private key, public key, and its fingerprint.

By default, 1Password CLI creates an Ed25519 key. To create an RSA key instead, use the `--ssh-generate-key` flag to specify `RSA`. Include the number of bits to specify a custom size: 2048, 3072 or 4096 (default).

For example, to generate a 2048-bit RSA key:

```shell theme={null}
op item create --category ssh --title "RSA SSH Key" --ssh-generate-key RSA,2048
```

## Get a private key

To get an SSH key's private key, use [`op read`](/cli/reference/commands/read/) with a [secret reference](/cli/secret-reference-syntax/) for the item's `private key` field. Include the `ssh-format` query parameter with `openssh` to get the private key in the OpenSSH format.

<CodeResult>
  ```shell theme={null}
  op read "op://Private/ssh keys/ssh key/private key?ssh-format=openssh"
  #code-result
  -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
  b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAACmFlczI1Ni1jdHIAAAAGYmNyeXB0AAAAGAAAABD3rRrf8J
  ruD0CxZTYfpbTYAAAAEAAAAAEAAAAzAAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJ5B/GnxX6t9jMwQ
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## Learn more

* [Supported SSH key types](/ssh/manage-keys#supported-ssh-key-types)
* [Use 1Password for SSH & Git](/ssh/)
* [Manage your SSH keys in the 1Password app](/ssh/manage-keys/)
* [Sign your Git commits with SSH](/ssh/git-commit-signing/)
* [Workflow: Secure your SSH & Git workflows](/get-started/secure-ssh-git-workflows)