Store SSH private key in a text field

[alensiljak]

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Brief Summary

I'd like to be able to store the private SSH key in a text field instead of attaching it as a file.

Perhaps I've missed the discussions (I did search for these terms) but I'm wondering why do private SSH keys get attached as files and not simply copy/pasted into a text field. They are text content, anyway.
I do find it very convenient to have the SSH entry linked to an external file and this works great. Now I'd like to actually move my private keys into the KeePass database so that there is less risk of retrieving them as plain-text-files. This is possible by attaching them inside the database. But I can't help wondering whether it would be possible to simply copy/paste them into a field. They can be served to the agent as files on the fly, if needed.

Example

In the Settings for SSH Agent, section "Private key" - besides the options Attachement and External file, add an option to paste the private key into a text box. Similar to the Public key field, which is read-only.

Context

Checking and exporting of keys from text fields is easier and the key management more straightforward.
The paths of external files sometimes change, requiring updating of all the related records in the keepass database.

There seem to be issues with people exporting the database and this would also alleviate that problem.

[droidmonkey]

This was recently implemented: #11637

[alensiljak]

Ah, how convenient! Thanks!