---
name: "ssh-askpass-fullscreen"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ssh-askpass-fullscreen"
version: "1.3-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ssh-askpass-fullscreen"
---

# ssh-askpass-fullscreen(1)

A simple replacement for ssh-askpass written with gtk2

## NAME

ssh-askpass-fullscreen - A simple replacement for ssh-askpass written with gtk2

## SYNOPSIS

**ssh-askpass-fullscreen**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**gnome-ssh-askpass** is a GTK-based passphrase dialog for use with OpenSSH. It is intended to be called by the **[ssh-add(1)](/ssh-add/1.md)** program and not invoked directly.  It allows  **[ssh-add(1)](/ssh-add/1.md)** to obtain a passphrase from a user, even if not connected to a terminal (assuming that an X display is available).  This happens auto-matically in the case where **ssh-add** is invoked from one's  **~/.xsession or as one of the GUI startup programs, for example.**

In order to be called automatically by  **ssh-add,** **ssh-askpass-fullscreen** should be installed as **/usr/bin/ssh-askpass**

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

The following environment variables are recognized:

- *GNOME\_SSH\_ASKPASS\_GRAB\_SERVER*

                Causes ssh-askpass-fullscreen to grab the X server before asking for a passphrase.

- *GNOME\_SSH\_ASKPASS\_GRAB\_POINTER*

                Causes ssh-askpass-fullscreen to grab the mouse pointer will be grabbed too.

These  may have some benefit to security if you don't trust your X server. Keyboard is always grabbed.

- [**ssh-add**(1)](/ssh-add/1.md),

  ## SEE ALSO

**ssh-askpass**(1).\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Marco Presi (Zufus) \<zufus@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others) and it is based on that for x11-ssh-askpass by Philip Hands and the one for gnome-ssh-askpass by Colin Watson \<cjwatson@debian.org\>