{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "SSH-PKCS11-HELPER",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SSH-PKCS11-HELPER/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-09T16:50:27Z",
    "synopsis": "ssh-pkcs11-helper [-v]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ssh-pkcs11-helper — OpenSSH helper for PKCS#11 support\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ssh-pkcs11-helper [-v]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "ssh-pkcs11-helper  is used by ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), and ssh-keygen(1) to access keys provided\nby a PKCS#11 token.\n\nssh-pkcs11-helper is not intended to be invoked directly by the user.\n\nA single option is supported:\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-v",
                    "content": "progress.   This  is helpful in debugging problems.  Multiple -v options increase the\nverbosity.  The maximum is 3.\n\nNote that ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), and ssh-keygen(1) will automatically pass the -v flag\nto ssh-pkcs11-helper when they have themselves been placed in debug mode.\n",
                    "flag": "-v"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), ssh-keygen(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "HISTORY": {
            "content": "ssh-pkcs11-helper first appeared in OpenBSD 4.7.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "Markus Friedl <markus@openbsd.org>\n\nDebian                                     April 29, 2022                       SSH-PKCS11-HELPER(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ssh-pkcs11-helper — OpenSSH helper for PKCS#11 support",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "progress. This is helpful in debugging problems. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity. The maximum is 3. Note that ssh(1), ssh-agent(1), and ssh-keygen(1) will automatically pass the -v flag to ssh-pkcs11-helper when they have themselves been placed in debug mode."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ssh",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ssh-agent",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-agent/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ssh-keygen",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-keygen/1/json"
        }
    ]
}