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SSH Key Authentication with GitHub

  • Windows Users: Run this configuration within WSL Ubuntu.
  • MacOS Users: Run this configuration using the Terminal.

Create a Keypair

From your Terminal/WSL command-line, create a new RSA keypair:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

Follow the prompts.

  1. If you already have an id_rsa keypair, you should name your new keys something different.
  2. You do not need to set up a passphrase with this keypair.
  3. cd into your .ssh directory and inspect the new keys.

Share your public key with GitHub

  1. cat out the contents of the public key and copy it to your clipboard

    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

  2. Go to your GitHub SSH Keys page in Settings.

  3. Click the New SSH Key button. Give it a name, and paste the contents of your public key into the "key" field.

  4. Save new key. You can now run git push and git pull commands to GitHub without any further authentication.