Connect to Github with ED25519

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Connect to github with ED25519

2017/08/09 MacOS

Check SSH key

$ ls -al ~/.ssh

ls

• -a : show all file
• -l : show file details

Generate SSH key

$ cd ~/.ssh
$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your-email@example.com"

ssh-keygen

• -t : key type
• -f : file name to store the key
• -b : key bit number case ED25519: Fixed
• -N : new pass pharase
• -C : add new comment

Add to SSH agent

$ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
$ ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

ssh-add

• -K : key is registered in the key chain store and it is automatically called when the terminal is activated
• -l : show list of registered keys

Register SSH Key in GitHub account

$ pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Paste here

Check

ssh -T git@github.com