Setup SSH Keys for GitHub access, Authorize SSO, use with IDE

Background

Again, I needed to set up ssh keys to access Github. So, thought of capturing the steps I followed; and I signed up for 2Articles1week challenge.

What and Why

This time, I needed to access GitHub for an organization, configured for SSO (single sign-on) with 2FA (2 Factor Authentication) enabled.

Where

I have tried these steps on the Git Bash terminal on windows as well as terminal on Mac.

How

Generate new SSH key and copy to clipboard

Generated a new SSH key as I am working on new laptop and do not have access to previous key pair.
```
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C <your e-mail address>
```
Note: By default, private and public key would be stored at ~/.ssh
Copied to clipboard:
```
clip < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
```

Copy to Git Hub account

Logged in to Github and navigated to Settings --> SSH and GPG Keys
Clicked on "New SSH key" and pasted the public key copied in previous step

Authorize SSO

If Single Sign On is enabled, clicked on the "Configure SSO button" and selected "Authorize"

Test

Added SSH key to ssh-agent and executed the following steps:

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
ssh -T git@github.com

[Optional] Using ssh keys with IDE (VSCode)

Started VS Code IDE from the Git Bash prompt where ssh-add is done in previous step
```
code .
```

[Optional] Switch remote URLs from HTTPS to SSH

Updated existing remote's URL to use SSH

git remote set-url origin git@github.com:"your-organization/your-repo.git"

Would probably write about using multiple Git accounts from a single laptop - Personal Github, AWS Code Commit

Disclaimer

If you want something quick that worked for another person, please feel free to use the steps in this article
Please refer to the official documentation for comprehensive and latest steps.

Setup SSH Keys for GitHub access, Authorize SSO, use with IDE

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Background

What and Why

Where

How

Generate new SSH key and copy to clipboard

Copy to Git Hub account

Authorize SSO

Test

[Optional] Using ssh keys with IDE (VSCode)

[Optional] Switch remote URLs from HTTPS to SSH

Next

Disclaimer

References

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Background

What and Why

Where

How

Generate new SSH key and copy to clipboard

Copy to Git Hub account

Authorize SSO

Test

[Optional] Using ssh keys with IDE (VSCode)

[Optional] Switch remote URLs from HTTPS to SSH

Next

Disclaimer

References