debug1: Remote: Agent forwarding not supported in Windows yet

"OpenSSH for Windows" version
7.7.2.2 default online capabilities install

Server OperatingSystem
Windows 10

Client OperatingSystem
Arch Linux x86_64

What is failing
ForwardAgent from linux to windows. Debug message indicates that Forwarding agent is not supported.

debug1: Remote: Agent forwarding not supported in Windows yet

Expected behavior
from linux ssh -A to Windows should forward the agent. on Windows it should be possible to list the forwarded keys with ssh-add -l

The error message from the windows openssh server indicates that this feature is not available yet.

[po1xi548Rysh8BH6]

bump

I would love to see this feature implemented. In our linux shop we certainly have a need for this feature when doing windows builds of our software.

[bkotch]

Bumping this feature as well. VS Code's Remote Development plugins and Windows OpenSSH Server is a powerful combination. However, without the ability forward keys, it prevents easy access to git repositories that allow access over ssh using a public key. Or any sort of "jump box" setup.

I am currently working around this by running OpenSSH Server on Ubuntu in WSL, but that's a bit of a shoehorn. Enabling this key feature of OpenSSH (heh) would simplify this setup immensely.

[seppestas]

Note that this is documented in https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Project-Scope. However, it is called "Authentication forwarding" iof. "Agent forwarding".

I suggest labeling this issue with the "feature request". It's a lacking feature, not a bug.

IMO the wiki should use the "Agent forwarding" terminology to better document this.

[shmerl]

Does this still apply? For example that scope page says that X11 forwarding isn't supported, but it actually already works.

But I tired doing agent forwarding (using ssh -A) like this: Linux → Windows → Linux, and it didn't work.

[Mazwak]

Been trying for 3 hours, to no avail. I think it’s still missing.

I’m using latest release 8.6.0.0p1.

[Mazwak]

I just realized I misread the OP.

I tested Windows -> Linux, not Linux -> Windows.

Installed 8.9.1.0p1-Beta, and it works for my needs.

That is:

• ssh into a second server
• kgit push/pull inside VSCode with remoteSSH

[shmerl]

I managed to bypass it with using -J (ssh jump). It worked fine.

Hello, I myself have no longer a use case for this setup and cannot test it. But thx for the great work and support! Reading comment by shmerl seams to work, closing my original issue :)