feat: add passphrase support for encrypted SSH keys#35
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- Add --passphrase CLI argument for encrypted private keys - Pass passphrase to ssh2 connection config when using key-based auth - Update SSHConfig interface to include passphrase field
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Summary
--passphraseCLI argument for encrypted private SSH keysMotivation
Currently, ssh-mcp only supports unencrypted private keys. Many users have passphrase-protected SSH keys for security reasons, and the ssh2 library already supports passphrases natively. This PR enables that functionality.
Usage
Changes
src/index.ts: Added PASSPHRASE constant and passphrase field to SSHConfig interfaceREADME.md: Documented the new--passphraseoptionTest
Tested with encrypted ed25519 and RSA keys with passphrases.
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