Identities
This page explains what identities are in Termius and how to use them to reuse credentials across Hosts and Groups.
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This page explains what identities are in Termius and how to use them to reuse credentials across Hosts and Groups.
An identity in Termius stores a username, password, and key together. Link an identity to multiple Hosts or Groups to reuse the same credentials without duplication.
Identities are stored in vaults. Vaults protect your data with end-to-end encryption. For details, see Encryption overview.
Autocomplete can paste passwords from identities. When a password prompt appears in the terminal, Termius suggests the stored password.
To create an identity on the desktop:
Navigate to the Keychain and select New Identity from the key drop-down

Enter a name in the Label field
Enter the username in the Username field
Enter a password or select a Key, Certificate, FIDO2 key. Termius auto-saves the identity

To create an identity on iOS/Android:
Tap the back arrow button < to open the Vaults screen, then open the Keychain screen

Tap the + button and select New Identity in the context menu

Enter a name in the Label field
Enter the username in the Username field
Enter a password or select a Key

Save the identity
To create an identity on Android:
Tap < All vaults to open the Vaults screen, then open the Keychain screen

Tap the + button and select New identity in the context menu

Enter a name in the Label field
Enter the username in the Username field
Enter a password or select a Key

Save the identity
To link an identity to a host on the desktop:
Open the Hosts screen, right-click the host, and select Edit Host Details

In the Credentials section, click the Username field and select an identity

To link an identity to a host or group on iOS/Android:
Open the Hosts screen. Tap the host icon, then tap the edit icon

Tap the user icon on the right side of the Username field, then select an identity

To link an identity to a host or group on Android:
Open the Hosts screen. Tap the host icon, then tap the edit icon

Tap the user icon on the right side of the Username field, then select an identity

When working with multiple vaults, if you don't see your identity in the list, make sure the identity and the host are in the same vault.
To choose the vault where your identities are stored, click Credentials from in the Credentials section, and select the vault.
When Termius detects a password prompt in the terminal, it can suggest identities with stored passwords. This is useful for sudo prompts.

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