tabby-keepass-ssh documentation

tabby-keepass-ssh is a Tabby plugin that automatically fills SSH passwords and TOTP codes from a KeePass database during keyboard-interactive authentication — no manual copy-paste required. See Using with Tabby’s built-in SSH for how it works together with Tabby’s built-in SSH connections.

Contents:

• Prerequisites
• Installation
  • Method 1 — Install from the Tabby Plugin Manager
  • Method 2 — Clone the Git repository and build from source
• Usage
  • Setting up the plugin
  • KeePass entry format
  • TOTP setup
  • Development workflow
  • Security notes
  • Using it together with other Tabby plugins
• Using with Tabby’s built-in SSH
• Architecture
  • Authentication hook
  • Entry matching
  • Secure handling of the master password
  • Database format support
  • TOTP generation
  • Live reload of the database file
• Troubleshooting & FAQ
  • Multiple entries match the same URL
  • “Wrong password” or the master password is not remembered
  • TOTP code is not submitted automatically
  • Changes to the .kdbx file are not picked up
  • KDBX3 vs KDBX4 compatibility