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Mac OS X security export won't accept passphrase

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Mar 15, 20264457 views
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Problem

I'm trying to export some items on my keychain like this: but I always get this error: What gives? clarification: I'm logged in via SSH.

Error Output

hostname:~ username$ security export -k login.keychain -t all -P "passphrase"

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Fix for: Mac OS X security export won't accept passphrase

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This is just broken, IMO. 'security export' behaves very badly if you try to export private keys and you log in with SSH. Same commands work when you log in from the GUI. Is this on purpose? Depending on what you need, you might be able to work arou…

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