# SSH-PKCS11-HELPER - OpenSSH helper for PKCS#11 support - man(8) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       ssh-pkcs11-helper — OpenSSH helper for PKCS#11 support

## SYNOPSIS
       **ssh-pkcs11-helper **[**-v**]

## DESCRIPTION
       **ssh-pkcs11-helper  **is used by [_ssh_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh/1/markdown), [_ssh-agent_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-agent/1/markdown), and [_ssh-keygen_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-keygen/1/markdown) to access keys provided
       by a PKCS#11 token.

       **ssh-pkcs11-helper **is not intended to be invoked directly by the user.

       A single option is supported:

### -v      
               progress.   This  is helpful in debugging problems.  Multiple **-v **options increase the
               verbosity.  The maximum is 3.

               Note that [_ssh_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh/1/markdown), [_ssh-agent_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-agent/1/markdown), and [_ssh-keygen_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-keygen/1/markdown) will automatically pass the **-v **flag
               to **ssh-pkcs11-helper **when they have themselves been placed in debug mode.

## SEE ALSO
       [_ssh_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh/1/markdown), [_ssh-agent_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-agent/1/markdown), [_ssh-keygen_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ssh-keygen/1/markdown)

## HISTORY
       **ssh-pkcs11-helper **first appeared in OpenBSD 4.7.

## AUTHORS
       Markus Friedl <<_markus@openbsd.org_>>

Debian                                     April 29, 2022                       [_SSH-PKCS11-HELPER_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SSH-PKCS11-HELPER/8/markdown)