Paste the text below, substituting in the email address for your account on GitHub.

Insert your hardware security key into your computer. For more information, see ' Error: Unknown key type.' If you are using macOS or Linux, you may need to update your SSH client or install a new SSH client prior to generating a new SSH key. Generating a new SSH key for a hardware security key In the Title box, type a description, like Work Laptop or Home Workstation. You can then select Create SSH Key or select an existing SSH key to fill in the public key. Select the 1Password icon and unlock 1Password. For more information, see ' Adding a new SSH key to your GitHub account.' Select Key, and you should see the 1Password helper appear. ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519Īdd the SSH public key to your account on GitHub. If you created your key with a different name, or if you are adding an existing key that has a different name, replace id_ed25519 in the command with the name of your private key file. Host Īdd your SSH private key to the ssh-agent. If your SSH key file has a different name or path than the example code, modify the filename or path to match your current setup. Open your ~/.ssh/config file, then modify the file to contain the following lines. If the file doesn't exist, create the file. The bizarre asking is from the following command: ssh-add -K /.ssh/idrsa Enter PIN for authenticator: which I totally have no idea what I should type into. Yet I encountered the 'Enter PIN for authenticator' issue when I progressed to the step of adding it to the ssh-agent. $ open ~/.ssh/config > The file /Users/YOU/.ssh/config does not exist. I attempted to generate a SSH key for my Github on a Macbook Pro. If you're using macOS Sierra 10.12.2 or later, you will need to modify your ~/.ssh/config file to automatically load keys into the ssh-agent and store passphrases in your keychain.įirst, check to see if your ~/.ssh/config file exists in the default location. Enter file in which to save the key (/home/schacon/.ssh/idrsa): Created directory /home/schacon/.ssh.

For example, you may need to use root access by running sudo -s -H before starting the ssh-agent, or you may need to use exec ssh-agent bash or exec ssh-agent zsh to run the ssh-agent. ssh-keygen -o Generating public/private rsa key pair. For example, if you're using a personal laptop, you might call this key 'Personal laptop'. In the 'Title' field, add a descriptive label for the new key. In the 'Access' section of the sidebar, click SSH and GPG keys. $ eval ' $(ssh-agent -s)' > Agent pid 59566ĭepending on your environment, you may need to use a different command. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings. After you generate the key, you can add the public key to your account on to enable authentication for Git operations over SSH. You can generate a new SSH key on your local machine. For more information, see the OpenSSH 8.2 release notes. You must connect your hardware security key to your computer when you authenticate with the key pair. 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. For more information, see ' Checking for existing SSH keys.' If you're unsure whether you already have an SSH key, you can check for existing keys.

If you don't already have an SSH key, you must generate a new SSH key to use for authentication. The SSH agent manages your SSH keys and remembers your passphrase. If your key has a passphrase and you don't want to enter the passphrase every time you use the key, you can add your key to the SSH agent. Whenever you use the key, you must enter the passphrase. When you generate an SSH key, you can add a passphrase to further secure the key. When you connect via SSH, you authenticate using a private key file on your local machine. If it wasn’t copied properly, go back and open the file and then copy it or try the command again.You can access and write data in repositories on using SSH (Secure Shell Protocol). Click Add SSH key button in the top-right corner. Navigate to Settings (under your picture), then click SSH and GPG Keys. GitLab Go to ssh keys section in your GitLab account settings. Next, go ahead and open GitHub in your web browser. First, we will use a command to copy it to our clipboard and then paste it on to GitHub. Now that we have the ssh key setup on our computer, we need to set it up on the GitHub website. $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa Step 3: Add the SSH Key on GitHub If you selected a different path than the default, be sure to replace that path in the command. Now that the key is generated, we need to put it to use. $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C Step 2: Use the Key Be sure to replace the fake email with your real email address. To generate an SSH key use the following command. With Git Bash and the following commands, you can be setup in no time. Adding an SSH key to GitHub is a great way to authenticate yourself without having to type in your password every time you push.

Git add ssh key