GitHub has added support for securing SSH Git operations using FIDO2 security keys for added protection from account takeover attempts. Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) found [PDF ...

When you add a security key to SSH operations, you can use these devices to protect you and your account from accidental exposure, account hijacking, or malware, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones ...

The repository hosting service GitHub has announced it is replacing its existing RSA SSH host key with a new one as a precautionary measure after discovering the key was momentarily exposed in a ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To fix GitHub’s Permission denied to [email protected] (publickey) error, you must address one ...

Even if one just uses git repositories from the command line and doesn’t bother with a password manager, switching to SSH means less typing. As an authentication mechanism, SSH provides two-factor ...

Since normal ssh commands work but git commands don't, I think it's a problem with git-for-windows, somehow. My current workaround is to add IdentityFile tag to ~\.ssh\config pointing to the right key ...

GitHub's RSA SSH private key was accidentally leaked to the public, as confirmed by the code hosting platform's CEO, Mike Hanley. An engineer from the Israeli company "Commun.it" uses his expertise in ...