Identities

This page explains what identities are in Termius and how to use them to reuse credentials across Hosts and Groups.

Overview

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.

Create an identity

Desktop

To create an identity on the desktop:

1. Navigate to the Keychain and select New Identity from the key drop-down

   
2. Enter a name in the Label field

3. Enter the username in the Username field

4. Enter a password or select a Key, Certificate, FIDO2 key. Termius auto-saves the identity

   

iOS

Android

Link an identity to a host

Desktop

To link an identity to a host on the desktop:

1. Open the Hosts screen, right-click the host, and select Edit Host Details

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

   

iOS

Android

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.

Use identities in Autocomplete

When Termius detects a password prompt in the terminal, it can suggest identities with stored passwords. This is useful for sudo prompts.