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How do I use an existing SSH key in GitHub?

Checking for existing SSH keys

  1. Open .
  2. Enter ls -al ~/. ssh to see if existing SSH keys are present.
  3. Check the directory listing to see if you already have a public SSH key. By default, the filenames of supported public keys for GitHub are one of the following.
  4. Either generate a new SSH key or upload an existing key.

Do you need SSH key for Git?

You must add the SSH key to your account on GitHub before you use the key to authenticate. For more information, see “Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent” and “Adding a new SSH key to your GitHub account.”

Where does git find SSH keys?

~/.ssh folder
SSH keys are stored in the ~/. ssh folder.

How do I use an existing SSH key?

Use your existing key or generate another key from the terminal. Click Generate Key. Enter a passphrase for the SSH key in the Passphrase and Confirm Passphrase fields. Click Create.

How do I import an existing SSH key?

SSH Keys

  1. You have two options: either import an existing SSH public key or create a new key pair.
  2. Option 1: Import SSH-Key.
  3. give the key a name, paste your public key from the clipboard into the Public Key field and click on Import Key Pair.
  4. Choose a name for the key pair.

How do I know if my GitHub SSH key is working?

the steps below:

  1. Check your SSH key. $ ls -al ~/.ssh. # Lists the files in your .ssh directory, if they exist.
  2. See it in terminal. $ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
  3. Copy your public key and paste it to github. (https://github.com/settings/ssh)
  4. Test the connection (in your terminal)

Where is GitHub SSH key?

SSH keys are stored in the ~/. ssh folder. You can have more than one key in there, because SSH keys are used for things other than Git.

How does git know SSH?

Git does not know, or care. It just runs ssh. Specifies that ssh(1) should only use the authentication identity files configured in the ssh_config files, even if ssh-agent(1) or a PKCS11Provider offers more identities. The argument to this keyword must be “yes” or “no”.

How do I SSH my private key?

How to SSH Using Private Key Linux

  1. Step 1: Install OpenSSH. To create public and private SSH keys, we need to install the OpenSSH package.
  2. Step 2: Generate SSH keys.
  3. Step 3: Copy Publick Key to Remote Host.
  4. Step 4: SSH using Private Key.

How do SSH keys work?

An SSH key relies upon the use of two related keys, a public key and a private key, that together create a key pair that is used as the secure access credential. The private key is secret, known only to the user, and should be encrypted and stored safely.