f you already have a rsa key pair, skip this step and use the same keys. Otherwise, use below command to generate a new public-private key pair. Works on windows, mac and linux.
Replace [email protected] with your github email id.
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "youremail@something"
Notice it’s capital C .
keygen on windows
When asked for location and file name, hit enter to save to default location.
passphrase prompt
When asked for passphrase, either type a secret passphrase and hit Enter, or to leave empty hit Enter twice.
This generates 2 files:
- A public key ending with
.pub - A private key without any extension (this is secret and should never be shared)