Git and GitHubLesson 20Free preview

GitHub Add SSH

This lesson is part of Git · All levels

Summary

To use SSH with GitHub, pair the key with the ssh-keygen, and then upload the public key to the GitHub account settings. Private keys should be kept on the computer and never shared. Then test the connection with ssh -T git to make sure authentication works.

Key points

Ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "email" makes the modern key
Private key (id_ed25519) is kept in a ~/.ssh and kept secret
Public keys are uploaded to Settings > SSH keys on GitHub
Ssh -T [email protected] testing authentication

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