Creating New SSH Key

[michihodges]

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I can't push from an already setup repo and am required to create a new SSH Key. I've tried this with the id_rsa as well as ed25519. the error is: Key is invalid. You must supply a key in OpenSSH public key format. Please help.

[DoctorSolo]

maybe you are using the wrong key

[michihodges]

yep

[davevad93]

Hi @michihodges ,

You have to add to the GitHub ssh-agent your public key inside the .pub file normally stored in C:\Users\user\.ssh for Windows users, it's a one-row string that normally starts with ssh-ed25519.

For more information on how to generate and add an ssh key to GitHub, take a look at the docs.

Alternatively you can do git operations with HTTPS by generating a Personal Access Token and use it as a password.

• Creating a personal access token (classic)

[michihodges]

thanks davevad93 - yep, one-rower

[davevad93]

You're welcome @michihodges!👍