GitHub has added support for securing SSH Git operations using FIDO2 security keys for added protection from account takeover attempts.

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.

GitHub, too, wants to move away from typical passwords and to more secure authentication standards. At present, users can now use a password, personal access token (PAT), or an SSH key to access ...

GitHub SSH config With the public key copied, log into GitHub and go to your account settings. A link exists for SSH and GPG keys. Click on this link, add a GitHub SSH key, paste the value of the ...

GitHub SSH KeyGen Tools There are numerous ways to create SSH keys for Git. I often used PuttyGen as my GitHub SSH KeyGen tool of choice, especially if I was working in a Windows environment. But for ...

This change only impacts Git operations over SSH using RSA. Web traffic to GitHub.com and HTTPS Git operations are not affected.” Only GitHub.com’s RSA SSH key was replaced.

Earlier this year, researcher Ben Cox collected the public SSH (Secure Shell) keys of users with access to GitHub-hosted repositories by using one of the platform’s features.

The blog post explained that the change does not affect any customer data, requires no change for ECDSA or Ed25519, or the infrastructure of GitHub — only the operations "over SSH using RSA." ...