ZDNet

GitHub shifts away from passwords with security key support for SSH Git operations

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub now supports security keys when using Git over SSH

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 ...
TheServerSide

git@github: permission denied (PublicKey) SSH error fix

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 ...
Dark Reading

How to Use SSH Keys and 1Password to Sign Git Commits

1Password is making it easier for GitHub users to set up signed commits using SSH keys. Signed commits verify that the person making the code change is who they say they are. When code is checked into ...
Threat Post

GitHub Prepares to Move Beyond Passwords

GitHub adds support for FIDO2 security keys for Git over SSH to fend off account hijacking and further its plan to stick a fork in the security bane of passwords. GitHub, the ubiquitous host for ...
TechRepublic

How to Create and Copy SSH Keys with 2 Simple Commands (+Video Tutorial)

How to Create and Copy SSH Keys with 2 Simple Commands (+Video Tutorial) Your email has been sent SSH keys provide a secure and convenient way to authenticate remote servers. In this step-by-step ...
Dark Reading

GitHub's Private RSA SSH Key Mistakenly Exposed in Public Repository

GitHub, a Microsoft subsidiary has replaced its SSH keys after someone inadvertently published its private RSA SSH host key part of the encryption scheme in an open GitHub repository. While some may ...