Setting Up SSH Authentication with GitHub for Secure Access with 2FA GitHub Accounts
Creating SSH Keys
Type this in to create GitHub Keys for your computer
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Notes:
- I typically save this in ~/.ssh/github
- You don’t have to put a password if you aren’t worried about security
Adding the New Key to GitHub and Local SSH-Agent
Type the following on the local machine to add your key to the agent.
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Copy the contents of ~/.ssh/github.pub to the new key field in GitHub. If you have xclip installed type this cat ~/.ssh/github.pub | xclip -sel clip to copy the contents.
Test GitHub SSH Access
Type the following to verify you have completed the setup properly
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SSH GitHub Clone Syntax and Updating Repositories
Here is how to clone new repositories instead of using https://
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Update existing repositories to use SSH instead of https
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Conclusion
This is the best way to clone and push updates to repositories if you have 2-Factor enabled on your GitHub account.
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