Features
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On Demand
- Can load keys when ssh is launched.
- Can load keys when the Apple Keychain is unlocked.
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Security
- Can unload keys on sleep (or after a period of sleep).
- Can unload keys when the screenssaver kicks in.
- Can unload keys when the Apple Keychain is locked.
- Can lock the Apple Keychain when the screensaver kicks in.
- Can ask for confirmation when keys are accessed (useful for agent forwarding).
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Display
- Icon can be displayed in the statusbar, dock, or both.
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Integration
- Apple Keychain
- Can store SSH key passphrases in the Apple Keychain.
- Can lock/unlock the Apple Keychain from a menu item.
- Global Environment
- Can add the necessary variables to the global environment, so you can use SSHKeychain with Project Builder, etc.
- SSH Tools
- Works seamless with the commandline tools (adding keys from the commandline also updates the UI).
- Can generate new keypairs from the UI.
- Apple Keychain
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Networking
- Tunneling
- Local ports can be forwarded over a ssh connection from the tunnel menu.
- Tunnels can be launched when your keys are loaded.
- The tunnel menu indicates the status of your tunnels.
- Tunnels are automatically closed when the system goes to sleep.
- Multiple ports can be forwarded over one ssh connection.
- Can handle agent requests through Agent Forwarding.
- Tunneling
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Localization
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Japanese
- Italian