TheServerSide

How to SSH into GitHub on Windows example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To start, store a public SSH key on GitHub. This is validated against a locally stored private ...
TheServerSide

How to setup SSH in GitHub by example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the most secure ways to communicate across the public internet is to use SSH. This is why ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub.com rotates its exposed private SSH key

GitHub has rotated its private SSH key for GitHub.com after the secret was was accidentally published in a public GitHub repository. The software development and version control service says, the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hackaday

GitHub’s Move Away From Passwords: A Sign Of Things To Come?

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 ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

GitHub Updates Security Protocol For Operations Over SSH

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 ...