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Products that do what An SSH Agent for hardware keys on Windows does

An SSH Agent for Hardware backed keys on Windows. I wanted something like Secretive for Windows, so attempted to make one...

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   Yubikey-agent – an easy to use Go ssh-agent for YubiKeys▲152

   2020 · github.com

2. 2SA
   SeKey: An SSH Agent for OS X, Using Secure Enclave and TouchID, in Rust▲169

   2017 · github.com

3. 3KA
   Kryptonite – a new home for your SSH private key▲338

   2017 · krypt.co

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   Mosh▲92

   SSH. Reinvented by MIT. Allows roaming, and much more.

   2014

5. 5KF
   Krypton for Teams – Simple SSH Key Storage for DevOps▲53

   2018 · krypt.co

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   Keystroke▲154

   Build powerful AI agents & workflows

   Aug 2026 · keystroke.ai

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   keychains.dev▲177

   Give AI access to 6754+ APIs with zero credentials exposed

   Feb 2026

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   S – a tool for ssh like z for cd▲35

   2015 · github.com

9. 9PS
   Pyrexecd – Standalone SSH Server for Windows▲50

   2017 · github.com

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    ShellMate▲97

    The SSH workspace you'll actually enjoy using

    Jul 2026 · shellmate.net

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    OpenComputer▲140

    Firebase for Agents

    11d ago · opencomputer.dev

12. 12
    OneCLI▲143

    Give every employee a secured, sandboxed pro assistant agent

    16d ago · onecli.sh

13. 13
    Codex app for Windows▲145

    Codex now runs natively on Windows with secure sandbox

    Mar 2026

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    OpenBerth▲84

    AI-assistant native self-hosted deployment platform

    Apr 2026

15. 15UE
    Use encrypted passwords in shell scripts signed with your SSH key▲117

    2018 · github.com

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    Teleport Desktop Access▲78

    Identity-based, passwordless access to Windows hosts

    2021

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    Password Crypt | Pcrypt.com▲101

    Simple & secure password manager for teams & individuals

    2018

18. 18IS
    Iam-SSH-agent, SSH-agent for AWS IAM entities without raw key access▲10

    2020 · github.com

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    Livinity▲90

    Open-source homeserver OS with a built-in AI agent

    Jul 2026

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    EnvKey▲79

    Protect api keys and credentials. Keep config in sync.

    2017

21. 21KW
    KeyBox – Web-Based Bastion Host and SSH Key Management▲5

    2018 · github.com

22. 22SP
    ssh_passkey – a tool to use SSH keys as passkeys▲8

    2023 · github.com

23. 23KS
    Keyper – SSH Key Based Authentication Manager is now open source▲7

    2020 · keyper.dbsentry.com

24. 24IB
    I built a firewall for agents because prompt engineering isn't security▲7

    Hi HN, I’m the creator of Cordum. I’ve been working in DevOps and infrastructure for years (currently in the fintech/security space), and as I started playing with AI agents, I noticed a scary pattern. Most "safety" mechanisms rely on system prompts ("Please don't do X") or flimsy Python logic inside the agent itself. If we treat agents as autonomous employees, giving them root access and hoping they listen to instructions felt insane to me. I wanted a way to enforce hard constraints that the LLM cannot override, no matter how "jailbroken" it gets. So I built Cordum. It’s an open-source…

    Jan 2026 · github.com

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