📅 2023-04-14 — Session: Configured SSH keys for GitHub authentication
🕒 02:15–02:35
🏷️ Labels: SSH, Github, Permissions, Security, Key Management
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal:
The session aimed to configure SSH keys for seamless GitHub authentication and ensure secure key management.
Key Activities:
- Verified the username associated with an SSH key to resolve permission issues on GitHub.
- Explained the significance of the SSH agent’s process ID (PID) and its variability.
- Provided instructions for locating SSH key files and adding the private key to the SSH agent for GitHub authentication.
- Emphasized the importance of setting restrictive permissions on the
id_rsafile for security. - Successfully added an SSH key to the ssh-agent, enabling passwordless authentication with GitHub.
- Addressed a security warning by detailing how to restrict private key file permissions using the
chmodcommand. - Guided the process of transferring SSH keys to a new computer and adding them to the SSH agent.
Achievements:
- Completed the setup of SSH keys for GitHub authentication, ensuring secure and efficient access.
Pending Tasks:
- No pending tasks were identified during this session.