
Connecting to GitHub with SSH
Using the SSH protocol, you can connect and authenticate to remote servers and services. With SSH keys, you can connect to GitHub without supplying your username and personal access …
Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent
If you want to use a hardware security key to authenticate to GitHub, you must generate a new SSH key for your hardware security key. You must connect your hardware security key to your …
Adding a new SSH key to your GitHub account
To add an SSH key to your GitHub account, use the ssh-key add subcommand, specifying your public key. For authentication keys, if you're prompted to request additional scopes, follow the …
About SSH - GitHub Docs
Using the SSH protocol, you can connect and authenticate to remote servers and services. With SSH keys, you can connect to GitHub without supplying your username and personal access …
Managing deploy keys - GitHub Docs
You can manage SSH keys on your servers when automating deployment scripts using SSH agent forwarding, HTTPS with OAuth tokens, deploy keys, or machine users. SSH agent …
Checking for existing SSH keys - GitHub Docs
Mar 15, 2022 · You can use SSH to perform Git operations in repositories. For more information, see About SSH . If you have an existing SSH key, you can use the key to authenticate Git …
Testing your SSH connection - GitHub Docs
After you've set up your SSH key and added it to GitHub, you can test your connection.
About commit signature verification - GitHub Docs
To sign commits using SSH and have those commits verified on GitHub, follow these steps: Check for existing SSH keys; Generate a new SSH key; Add a SSH signing key to your …
Working with SSH key passphrases - GitHub Docs
With SSH keys, if someone gains access to your computer, the attacker can gain access to every system that uses that key. To add an extra layer of security, you can add a passphrase to your …
Authorizing an SSH key for use with SAML single sign-on
Authorizing an SSH key. In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile photo, then click Settings. In the "Access" section of the sidebar, click SSH and GPG keys. To the …