Generating a new SSH key. Open Terminal Terminal Git Bash the terminal. Paste the text below, substituting in your GitHub Enterprise email address. $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C '[email protected]' This creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label. Generating public/private rsa key pair.
SSH keys are an access credential used in SSH protocol (Secure Shell) which is a network protocol that helps to login from one computer to another securely, as well as to manage networks, operating systems, and configurations. This snippet is going to help you add an SSH key to the ssh-agent, generate a new SSH key, learn how to find the SSH key of your PC and how to connect it with your GitHub/bitbucket account. You can also find information on the use of SSH keys.
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Now let's find out how we can checkout PC's SSH keys.
Checking PC's SSH Keys
Type ls -al ~/.ssh so as to see your ssh keys:
By default, the filenames of the public keys are one of the following:
Generate a new SSH key
Type this below, using your GitHub's account email:
The following text will show up after which you can hit the “Enter” button:
In this section, you can hit “Enter” again or type the secure passphrase (more about passphrase).
Adding an SSH key to the ssh-agent
Now let’s find out how we can add the SSH key to ssh-agent. Before adding, check your ssh keys or generate a new key.
![]() How To Add SSH Key To Github Account
You can get your ssh key by typing below.
Now you have added your PC's SSH key to your Github's account.
Back up old SSH keys
If there are existing SSH keys, but you do not want to use them for connecting to Bitbucket Server, you should back up these old keys running the following:
Why we need SSH key (for Linux and OSX)
If you use Git and want to clone anything from remote repositories, you have to choose one of these two ways: HTTPS or SSH. If you use HTTPS, you have to type your account access every time you communicate with the remote repository, or change your configs and fill your account data (access). Another modern way is to use the SSH authentication method. It is used in many Version Control Systems to have command line access into your servers, etc. SSH key pairs can be used for authentication instead of passwords. Each key pair consists of a private key and a corresponding public key. When you use SSH key for Git, you inform Git that this PC is authenticated for that Github account, and it will never ask you about any access again because you have already given it your SSH key.
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There are three main ways to generate a public key in Windows. We've tried them all with Windows 7, but given the PuTTY tools are most popular, they are documented first. Whichever method you choose, email your generated key to your designated manager and they will notify you when your account has been created. Note, if you have multiple keys because you have multiple machines, or perhaps you have different keys for different software, send them all to us - we can set you up with as many keys as you want bound to your Code Enigma account.
Git Windows Generate Github Public Key OnlinePuTTY
This is a Free Open Source Software (FOSS) solution for Windows that allows Windows users to generate SSH keys and use them to access Linux servers via an SSH connection.
[1] Download and run the PuTTY 'Installer' from this page:
[2] Generate a private and public key pair:
[3] Export Public key to the Linux server:
In the grey box at the top, entitled 'Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file', there will be a string of nonsense. Copy all of this string into an email and send it to us, as per the opening instruction on this page.
That's it, you're done!
Git Bash
This is a light-weight terminal client for using Git from the command line on Windows. It's a sort of scaled down version of CygWin, and one of the nice things about it is it permits normal 'Terminal' access to Linux servers.
[1] Download and run the latest version from this page:
The installer will open msysGit when it completes, follow the instruction to create a shortcut:
[2] Generate a private and public key pair:
Follow steps 1 and 2 of the GitHub instructions found here:
At step 3, use the 'clip' command as instructed, but paste the result into an email and send it.
Bitvise
If none of the above works, there's also Bitvise, which is not FOSS, but is freely available for personal use, and even individual use within an organisation, so it's a good and legal option.
[1] Download the Bitvise SSH client software:
[2] Generate a private and public key pair:
Git Windows Generate Github Public Key System
This passphrase is not sent to the remote host, and it is only used to protect your private key. Otherwise, anyone who has access to your private key can authenticate to your account automatically.
[3] Export Public key to the Linux server:
The result should look something like:
Email just this public part to Code Enigma, as per instructions.
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