Key Configuration and Usage

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Create Key

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "test@test.com" -f ~/.ssh/id_for_github_test

Configure Key

  1. Open the SSH configuration page and create a new SSH key.
  2. Paste the content of ~/.ssh/id_for_github_test.pub and save.
  3. Add the key to the local cache, and for future use with multiple platforms and repositories, run ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.

Verify Key

ssh -T git@github.com

// You will get the following message:
Hi JerryTZF! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.