ssh-import-id 5.13 - GitLab Support

ssh-import-id 5.13

🎉 New Features

GitLab Support

This release adds comprehensive GitLab support to ssh-import-id!

• ✅ New gl: prefix - Import keys from GitLab users
• ✅ GitLab.com support - Works out of the box
• ✅ Self-hosted GitLab - Use GITLAB_URL environment variable
• ✅ Wrapper script - New ssh-import-id-gl command
• ✅ Multi-platform - Mix GitHub, GitLab, and Launchpad in one command

📖 Usage

Basic Usage

# Import from GitLab.com
ssh-import-id gl:username

# Import from self-hosted GitLab
GITLAB_URL=https://gitlab.company.com ssh-import-id gl:username

# Mix multiple platforms
ssh-import-id gh:alice lp:bob gl:charlie

Using the Wrapper Script

ssh-import-id-gl username

🔧 Technical Details

• Uses GitLab's standard <instance>/<username>.keys endpoint
• HTTPS with SSL/TLS certificate validation
• 15-second timeout for network requests
• Proper error handling for 404 and network errors
• Keys tagged with @gitlab identifier

🛡️ Security

This release builds on v5.12 which included critical security fixes:

• Command injection prevention in shell wrappers
• Format string vulnerability fixes
• Path traversal protection

All users should upgrade to 5.13 or later.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

• @speeves (Shannon Peevey) - GitHub PR #4
• @brodock (Gabriel Mazetto) - Launchpad MP
• @AmazingGinger - GitHub issue #2 feature request
• @CarlFK - Testing and feedback
• @tuxmartin - Self-hosted GitLab feature request

📦 Installation

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install ssh-import-id

# PyPI
pip install ssh-import-id

# From source
git clone https://github.com/dustinkirkland/ssh-import-id.git
cd ssh-import-id
sudo python3 setup.py install

🔗 Links

• Launchpad: https://git.launchpad.net/~ssh-import-id/ssh-import-id
• GitHub: https://github.com/dustinkirkland/ssh-import-id
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/ssh-import-id/

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Released: February 15, 2026
Commit: dbaaaf1