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[GH-ISSUE #6968] ssh: cannot connect to dbus-system com.intel.tss2.TctiTabrmd #3438
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Originally created by @qdii on GitHub (Nov 20, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/6968
Description
Real security nerds store their SSH credentials on their TPM so that they cannot be extracted from their computers.
When a SSH connection is started, the
sshclient connects totpm2-abrmdservice over the DBUS interfacecom.intel.tss2.TctiTabrmd, specifically theCreateConnectionmember, in order to use the TPM.Steps to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior
sshto connect to a machineExpected behavior
The SSH connection succeeds
Actual behavior
sshfails with the following error:Behavior without a profile
The connection is established correctly
Additional context
Any other detail that may help to understand/debug the problem
Environment
uname -srm): Linux 6.17.8-arch1-1 x86_64mesa 1:24.3.3-2"): openssh 10.2p1-2
firejail --version): 0.9.76was compiled (
git rev-parse HEAD):Checklist
firejail /usr/bin/vlcinstead offirejail vlc; seehttps://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/2877)/usr/bin/vlc) "fixes" it).https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1139)browser-allow-drm yes/browser-disable-u2f noinfirejail.configto allow DRM/U2F in browsers.--profile=PROFILENAMEto set the right profile. (Only relevant for AppImages)Log
Output of
LC_ALL=C firejail /path/to/programOutput of
LC_ALL=C firejail --debug /path/to/program@kmk3 commented on GitHub (Nov 21, 2025):
It likely does not matter in this case, but the recommended way is:
Is that a user or system dbus service?
Do you know what other methods it calls (using the full path like
com.intel.tss2.TctiTabrmd.CreateConnection)?You can use something like
d-feetto inspect what it does.Does it work with the following in ~/.config/firejail/allow-ssh.local?
@qdii commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025):
It's the dbus system bus, according to d-feet:
Running
dbus-monitor --systemwhile opening a SSH connection gives me this:@qdii commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025):
I have tried this so far:
But I get this: