Fydra SSH Agent for Mac
Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
The Fydra SSH Agent lets SSH clients — Terminal, Git, your IDE — use SSH keys stored in Fydra without ever exporting the private key. When a key is needed to sign, Fydra prompts for Touch ID; only the signature leaves the vault.
Why a separate download? The main Fydra app ships on the Mac App Store (sandboxed). The SSH agent needs to integrate with your shell and SSH clients, so it's distributed as a separate, Apple-notarized download. Both are signed by the same developer and share your encrypted vault securely.
Download for Mac (.dmg)Setup
- Open the downloaded
.dmgand drag Fydra SSH Agent into/Applications, then launch it. - Click the 🔑 menu-bar icon → Start at Login and approve it in System Settings → General → Login Items.
- Add this line to your shell profile (
~/.zshrcor~/.bashrc):
export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$HOME/Library/Group Containers/group.com.fydra.vault/ssh-agent.sock"- Restart your terminal, then create or import SSH keys in Fydra.
- Verify with
ssh-add -l— your Fydra keys should appear. - Use Git and SSH normally; you'll be prompted for Touch ID on each signature.
Security
- Private keys never leave Fydra — only signatures are returned.
- Touch ID required for every signing request.
- Secure Enclave support for hardware-backed P-256 keys.
- Notarized by Apple and runs with the Hardened Runtime.