How to check if an ssh key has passphrase

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To check if an ssh key has passphrase, one can look for the presence of ENCRYPTED string in the private key. Here is an example

$ grep ENCRYPTED ~/id_rsa
Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED


In case ENCRYPTED string is present, the key is encrypted and will need a passphrase during use.

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