Same problem here. Tested on regular 12.04 with 521 bits long ECDSA: $ ssh-add Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/id_ecdsa: Error reading response length from authentication socket. Could not add identity: /home/user/.ssh/id_ecdsa
Claudio trick to export ssh-agent variables worked: $ ssh-add Enter passphrase for /home/user/.ssh/id_ecdsa: Identity added: /home/user/.ssh/id_ecdsa (/home/user/.ssh/id_ecdsa) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771272 Title: ssh-add does not handle ECDSA keys until ssh-agent exports are manually launched To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-keyring/+bug/771272/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
