GitHub Clone using SSH

Switch Repository from HTTPS to SSH

1. Copoy the public from your laptop using the below command:

    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
   

2. If there is not key present, create a new ssh key using the below commands and provide the inputs requesting during creation (file path and passphrase):

   Be careful of overriding any existing keys saved to the default location ~/.ssh/.

    $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email@yourdomain.com"
    Generating public/private rsa key pair.
    Enter file in which to save the key (/c/Users/your.user/.ssh/id_rsa):
    Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
    Enter same passphrase again:
   

3. Once the key is generated, copy the content of the public key using the command provided in step 1.

4. Upload the key to your github profile:

   a. Navigate to Github.com -> Login -> Click on your Profile Picture (top right) -> Settings b. Click on SSH and GPG Keys -> New SSK Key c. Provide a friendly name and paste the copied content of the public key. d. Click on Add SSH key

5. Clone the github repository using the SSH URL:

    git clone git@github.com:<profilename>/<reponame>.github.io.git
   

6. If you have multiple organisations which use MFA for authentication, you can click on ‘Configure SSO’ next to the recently added SSH key and authorize it for all or specific organisations.

Switch from HTTPS to SSH Authentication

1. Confirm if the current authentication to your github repository is using HTTPS:

    $ git remote -v
    origin  https://github.com/<profilename>/<reponame>.github.git (fetch)
    origin  https://github.com/<profilename>/<reponame>.github.git (push)
   

2. Remove the existing remote origin whcih contains the https configuration:

    git remote rm origin
   

3. Add the new remote origin wiht the new ssh configuration:

    git remote add origin git@github.com:<prfilename>/<reponame>.github.git
   

4. Confirm if the git has changed to new ssh conighration:

    $ git remove -v
    origin  git@github.com:<profilename>/<reponame>.github.io.git (fetch)
    origin  git@github.com:<profilename>/<reponame>.github.io.git (push)