Keepass is blocked when downloading database using sftp (IOProtocolExt)

[cyrillep]

I have installed keeagent and it works fine when i'm using a local database. However, when i try to open a database using sftp, keepass is blocked and does not respond.
When i remove the keeagent plugin, it works fine.

I have tried lauching keepass adding --debug and --saveplgxcr options but it did not gave me additional information about the issue.

Does someone already had this kind of issue?
Thanks,
Cyrille

[dlech]

I have tried this out and see what you are talking about. I am surprised that no one else has reported this issue yet.

I think I know what the problem is. It will take me some time to fix it though.

In the meantime, I found a workaround. In your KeePass directory where you installed the IOProtocolExt.plgx, there is a folder called IOProtocoloExt_WinSCP. Open that directory and add the following to the end of the WinSCP.ini file.

[Sessions\Default%20Settings]
TryAgent=0

For anyone interested in the technical details, the IOProtocolExt is blocking the main thread while it is attempting to login to your sftp server using WinSCP. WinSCP tries to first authenticate using Pageant before trying the password. KeeAgent tries to respond to this but cannot because the main thread is blocked due to IOProtocolExt. KeePass is now locked up.

[dlech]

Give v0.2.0 a try. http://lechnology.com/KeeAgent#Download

[cyrillep]

Hi, thanks for the fix.
I have tried version 0.2.0 and it works perfectly.
Cyrille

[dlech]

You are welcome.