diff --git a/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/clipboard.rb b/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/clipboard.rb
index eb4d77b2975..14e96abfdd3 100644
--- a/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/clipboard.rb
+++ b/fastlane/lib/fastlane/actions/clipboard.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ def self.run(params)
         truncated_value = value[0..800].gsub(/\s\w+\s*$/, '...')
         UI.message("Storing '#{truncated_value}' in the clipboard 🎨")
 
-        if FastlaneCore::Helper.mac?
-          require 'open3'
-          Open3.popen3('pbcopy') { |input, _, _| input << value }
-        end
+        FastlaneCore::Clipboard.copy(content: value)
       end
 
       #####################################################
@@ -30,11 +27,11 @@ def self.available_options
       end
 
       def self.authors
-        ["KrauseFx", "joshdholtz"]
+        ["KrauseFx", "joshdholtz", "rogerluan"]
       end
 
       def self.is_supported?(platform)
-        true
+        FastlaneCore::Clipboard.is_supported?
       end
 
       def self.example_code
diff --git a/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core.rb b/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core.rb
index fc14e561d1e..ae3a8dd5caf 100644
--- a/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core.rb
+++ b/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core.rb
@@ -3,39 +3,40 @@
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/core_ext/string'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/core_ext/shellwords'
 
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/action_completion_context'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/action_launch_context'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/analytics_event_builder'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/analytics_ingester_client'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/analytics_session'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/build_watcher'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/cert_checker'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/clipboard'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/command_executor'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/configuration/configuration'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/device_manager'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/env'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/fastlane_folder'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/fastlane_pty'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/feature/feature'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/features'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/helper'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/configuration/configuration'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/update_checker/update_checker'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/languages'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/cert_checker'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/ipa_file_analyser'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/ipa_upload_package_builder'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/itunes_transporter'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/provisioning_profile'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/keychain_importer'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/languages'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/pkg_file_analyser'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/pkg_upload_package_builder'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/command_executor'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/ipa_upload_package_builder'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/print_table'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/project'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/device_manager'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/ui/ui'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/fastlane_folder'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/keychain_importer'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/provisioning_profile'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/queue_worker'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/swag'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/build_watcher'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/ui/errors'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/test_parser'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/action_completion_context'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/action_launch_context'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/analytics_event_builder'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/analytics_ingester_client'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/analytics/analytics_session'
 require_relative 'fastlane_core/tag_version'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/fastlane_pty'
-require_relative 'fastlane_core/queue_worker'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/test_parser'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/ui/errors'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/ui/ui'
+require_relative 'fastlane_core/update_checker/update_checker'
 
 # Third Party code
 require 'colored'
diff --git a/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core/clipboard.rb b/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core/clipboard.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f6dea19447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane_core/lib/fastlane_core/clipboard.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'fastlane_core'
+require 'open3'
+
+module FastlaneCore
+  class Clipboard
+    def self.copy(content: nil)
+      return UI.crash!("'pbcopy' or 'pbpaste' command not found.") unless is_supported?
+      Open3.popen3('pbcopy') { |input, _, _| input << content }
+    end
+
+    def self.paste
+      return UI.crash!("'pbcopy' or 'pbpaste' command not found.") unless is_supported?
+      return `pbpaste`
+    end
+
+    def self.is_supported?
+      return `which pbcopy`.length > 0 && `which pbpaste`.length > 0
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/fastlane_core/spec/clipboard_spec.rb b/fastlane_core/spec/clipboard_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..483a720b64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane_core/spec/clipboard_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+describe FastlaneCore do
+  describe FastlaneCore::Clipboard do
+    describe '#copy and paste' do
+      before(:each) do
+        @test_message = "_fastlane_ is awesome"
+      end
+
+      it 'should work on supported environments', if: FastlaneCore::Clipboard.is_supported? do
+        # Save clipboard
+        clipboard = FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste
+
+        # Test copy and paste
+        FastlaneCore::Clipboard.copy(content: @test_message)
+        expect(FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste).to eq(@test_message)
+
+        # Restore clipboard
+        FastlaneCore::Clipboard.copy(content: clipboard)
+        expect(FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste).to eq(clipboard)
+      end
+
+      it 'should throw on non-supported environment', if: !FastlaneCore::Clipboard.is_supported? do
+        expect { FastlaneCore::Clipboard.copy(content: @test_message) }.to raise_error("'pbcopy' or 'pbpaste' command not found.")
+        expect { FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste }.to raise_error("'pbcopy' or 'pbpaste' command not found.")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spaceship/README.md b/spaceship/README.md
index d32f47b30f9..38b73f2de78 100644
--- a/spaceship/README.md
+++ b/spaceship/README.md
@@ -111,21 +111,11 @@ When your Apple account has 2 factor verification enabled, you'll automatically
 
 #### Web sessions
 
-To generate a web session for your CI machine, use
-
-```sh
-fastlane spaceauth -u user@example.org
-```
-
-This will authenticate you and provide a string that can be transferred to your CI system. Copy everything from `---\n` to your CI server and provide it as environment variable named `FASTLANE_SESSION`. For example:
-
-```
-export FASTLANE_SESSION='---\n- !ruby/object:HTTP::Cookie\n  name: DES5c148586dfd451e55afbaaa5f62418f91\n  value: HSARMTKNSRVTWFla1+yO4gVPowH17VaaaxPFnUdMUegQZxqy1Ie1c2v6bM1vSOzIbuOmrl/FNenlScsd/NbF7/Lw4cpnL15jsyg0TOJwP32tC/NguPiyOaaaU+jrj4tf4uKdIywVaaaFSRVT\n  domain: idmsa.apple.com\n  for_domain: true\n  path: "/"\n  secure: true\n  httponly: true\n  expires: 2016-04-27 23:55:56.000000000 Z\n  max_age: \n  created_at: 2016-03-28 16:55:57.032086000 -07:00\n  accessed_at: 2016-03-28 19:11:17.828141000 -07:00\n'
-```
+See [Continuous Integration > Authenticating with Apple services > Method 2: Two-step or two-factor authentication > Storing a manually verified session using spaceauth](https://docs.fastlane.tools/best-practices/continuous-integration/#storing-a-manually-verified-session-using-spaceauth)
 
 #### Transporter
 
-See [Continuous Integration > Authentication with Apple services > Application specific passwords](https://docs.fastlane.tools/best-practices/continuous-integration/#application-specific-passwords)
+See [Getting Started > iOS > Authentication > Method 3: Application-specific passwords](https://docs.fastlane.tools/getting-started/ios/authentication/#method-3-application-specific-passwords)
 
 ## _spaceship_ in use
 
diff --git a/spaceship/lib/spaceship/commands_generator.rb b/spaceship/lib/spaceship/commands_generator.rb
index 9ea1ba4874d..22b0f4f98a0 100644
--- a/spaceship/lib/spaceship/commands_generator.rb
+++ b/spaceship/lib/spaceship/commands_generator.rb
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ def run
       command :spaceauth do |c|
         c.syntax = 'fastlane spaceship spaceauth'
         c.description = 'Authentication helper for spaceship/fastlane to work with Apple 2-Step/2FA'
+        c.option('--copy_to_clipboard', 'Whether the session string should be copied to clipboard. For more info see https://docs.fastlane.tools/best-practices/continuous-integration/#storing-a-manually-verified-session-using-spaceauth`')
 
         c.action do |args, options|
-          Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new(username: options.user).run
+          Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new(username: options.user, copy_to_clipboard: options.copy_to_clipboard).run
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spaceship/lib/spaceship/spaceauth_runner.rb b/spaceship/lib/spaceship/spaceauth_runner.rb
index b5f3772d737..241a26fec38 100644
--- a/spaceship/lib/spaceship/spaceauth_runner.rb
+++ b/spaceship/lib/spaceship/spaceauth_runner.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 require 'colored'
 require 'credentials_manager/appfile_config'
 require 'yaml'
+require 'fastlane_core'
 
 require_relative 'tunes/tunes_client'
 
 module Spaceship
   class SpaceauthRunner
-    def initialize(username: nil)
+    def initialize(username: nil, copy_to_clipboard: nil)
       @username = username
       @username ||= CredentialsManager::AppfileConfig.try_fetch_value(:apple_id)
       @username ||= ask("Username: ")
+      @copy_to_clipboard = copy_to_clipboard
     end
 
     def run
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ def run
         puts("Could not login to App Store Connect".red)
         puts("Please check your credentials and try again.".yellow)
         puts("This could be an issue with App Store Connect,".yellow)
-        puts("Please try unsetting the FASTLANE_SESSION environment variable".yellow)
+        puts("Please try unsetting the FASTLANE_SESSION environment variable by calling 'unset FASTLANE_SESSION'".yellow)
         puts("(if it is set) and re-run `fastlane spaceauth`".yellow)
         puts("")
         puts("Exception type: #{ex.class}")
@@ -49,22 +51,30 @@ def run
         cookie.name.start_with?("myacinfo") || cookie.name == "dqsid" || cookie.name.start_with?("DES")
       end
 
-      yaml = cookies.to_yaml.gsub("\n", "\\n")
+      @yaml = cookies.to_yaml.gsub("\n", "\\n")
 
       puts("---")
       puts("")
       puts("Pass the following via the FASTLANE_SESSION environment variable:")
-      puts(yaml.cyan.underline)
+      puts(@yaml.cyan.underline)
       puts("")
       puts("")
       puts("Example:")
-      puts("export FASTLANE_SESSION='#{yaml}'".cyan.underline)
+      puts("export FASTLANE_SESSION='#{@yaml}'".cyan.underline)
 
-      if mac? && Spaceship::Client::UserInterface.interactive? && agree("🙄 Should fastlane copy the cookie into your clipboard, so you can easily paste it? (y/n)", true)
-        require 'open3'
-        Open3.popen3('pbcopy') { |input, _, _| input << yaml }
-        puts("Successfully copied text into your clipboard 🎨".green)
+      if @copy_to_clipboard == false
+        puts("Skipped asking to copy the session string into your clipboard ⏭️".green)
+      elsif @copy_to_clipboard || (mac? && Spaceship::Client::UserInterface.interactive? && agree("🙄 Should fastlane copy the cookie into your clipboard, so you can easily paste it? (y/n)", true))
+        FastlaneCore::Clipboard.copy(content: @yaml)
+        puts("Successfully copied the session string into your clipboard 🎨".green)
       end
+
+      return self
+    end
+
+    def session_string
+      FastlaneCore::UI.user_error!("`#{__method__}` method called before calling `run` in `SpaceauthRunner`") unless @yaml
+      @yaml
     end
 
     def mac?
diff --git a/spaceship/spec/spaceauth_spec.rb b/spaceship/spec/spaceauth_spec.rb
index ec064288320..15f7acb59f9 100644
--- a/spaceship/spec/spaceauth_spec.rb
+++ b/spaceship/spec/spaceauth_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require_relative 'tunes/tunes_stubbing'
+require 'fastlane_core/clipboard'
 
 describe Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner do
   let(:user_cookie) { TunesStubbing.itc_read_fixture_file('spaceauth_cookie.yml') }
@@ -13,4 +14,39 @@
       Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new.run
     end.to output(/export FASTLANE_SESSION=.*name: DES.*name: myacinfo.*name: dqsid.*/).to_stdout
   end
+
+  describe 'copy_to_clipboard option', if: FastlaneCore::Clipboard.is_supported? do
+    before :each do
+      # Save clipboard
+      @clipboard = FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste
+    end
+
+    after :each do
+      # Restore clipboard
+      FastlaneCore::Clipboard.copy(content: @clipboard)
+    end
+
+    it 'when true, it should copy the session to clipboard' do
+      Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new(copy_to_clipboard: true).run
+      expect(FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste).to match(%r{.*domain: idmsa.apple.com.*path: \"\/appleauth\/auth\/\".*})
+    end
+
+    it 'when false, it should not copy the session to clipboard' do
+      Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new(copy_to_clipboard: false).run
+      expect(FastlaneCore::Clipboard.paste).to eq(@clipboard)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#session_string' do
+    it 'should return the session when called after run' do
+      expect(Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new.run.session_string).to match(%r{.*domain: idmsa.apple.com.*path: \"\/appleauth\/auth\/\".*})
+    end
+
+    it 'should throw when called before run' do
+      expect(FastlaneCore::UI).to receive(:user_error!).with(/method called before calling `run` in `SpaceauthRunner`/).and_raise("boom")
+      expect do
+        Spaceship::SpaceauthRunner.new.session_string
+      end.to raise_error("boom")
+    end
+  end
 end