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To set up an SSH key for secure authentication with your Git repositories, follow these steps:

**Generating an SSH Key:**

1. Open a terminal window and create an SSH key by executing the following command:
   
   $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

**Choosing a Key File Name:**

2. Choose a meaningful name for your key file based on the service you're using, such as `github_rsa` for GitHub or `gitlab_rsa` for GitLab.

**Copying the Public Key:**

3. Copy the public key to your clipboard from the following path:
   

   $ ~/.ssh/github_rsa.pub

   
   Note: If you didn't specify a name during key generation, it will be saved as `id_rsa.pub` by default.

**Adding the Key to Your GitHub Account:**

4. Navigate to your GitHub account and access the SSH keys settings page.

5. Click on "New SSH Key."

6. Paste the SSH key from step 3 into the "Key" field and provide a descriptive title.

7. Click "Add Key" to complete the process of adding the SSH key to your GitHub account.

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In case you encounter a "permission denied" issue, follow these additional steps:

**Resolving Permission Issues:**

1. rename known_hosts to known_hosts.old

   $ mv ~/.ssh/known_hosts ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old

2. Run the following command to start the SSH agent:

   $ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

3. Add your SSH key to the agent:

   $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/github_rsa

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note: if the problem still exist read the following.

You need to tell Git which SSH key to use when connecting to GitHub.
You can do this by editing your: 
~/.ssh/config 
file or creating it if it doesn't exist.
Add the following lines to the file which name is config:
Host github.com
  HostName github.com
  User git
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github_rsa

By following these steps, you'll establish a secure SSH key-based authentication method for your Git interactions, ensuring a smoother and more secure workflow.

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# Generating an ssh-keygen

# Change directory to the ssh directory
cd ~/.ssh

# Create SSH Key
ssh-keygen -o -t rsa -C "email@email.com"

# Add SSH Key (not the .pub file) to SSH Agent
eval `ssh-agent -s`
ssh-agent -s
ssh-add ~/.ssh/filename

# Create SSH Config file (~/.ssh/config)
"""
# Personal GitHub
Host github.com
    HostName github.com
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/personal_rsa
    
# Non-Personal GitHub
Host nonpersonal.github.com
    HostName github.com
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/nonpersonal_rsa
"""

# ssh-add
ssh-add -l

# test
ssh -T git@github.com
ssh -T git@nonpersonal.github.com

# Copy the contents of the ssh key public file (.pub file) to clipboard
# (WSL2 Specific)
cat filename.pub | clip.exe

# Go to "https://github.com/settings/keys"
# Click New SSH Key
# Paste the contents of the public file to Key
# Click Add SSH Key

# Go to the repository of the project you want to clone
# Select the SSH Link and copy it to the clipboard
# Then clone the repo
git clone git@github.com:SOME_ORGANIZATION/SOME_PROJECT.git

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# CREATE SSH
1. ssh-keygen
2. cd ~/.ssh
3. cat id_rsa.pub
4. copy key 

# CONNECT TO GITHUB
1. settings
2. SSH and GPG keys
3. SSH keys -> new SSH key

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$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"

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$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"

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$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "example@gmail.com"

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$ clip < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
# Copies the contents of the id_ed25519.pub file to your clipboard

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$ clip < ~/.ssh/rsa.pub

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ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "ex@email.com"

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ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[your github's email]"

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