That’s right, using the combination of SCP, SSH key authentication, and ssh-agent works well. This will keep you from having to type that SSH key password every time you issue the SCP command.

Learn how to create and copy SSH keys using two simple commands. SSH keys provide a secure and convenient way to authenticate remote servers.

Newly arrived GitLab 14.8 updates the software delivery platform with hardware-backed authentication and security approval policies. Announced February 22, GitLab 14.8 has new SSH key types ...