Setting up authenticating Github

SSH key

SSH keys are a way to identify trusted computers without involving passwords. You can generate an SSH key and add the public key to your GitHub account by following the procedures outlined in this section.

1. Generating a new SSH key

      ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C <"YourEmail@mail.com">
   

2. Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent

     eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
     ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   
   
      sudo apt-get install xclip
      xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
      # Copies the contents of the id_rsa.pub file to your clipboard
   

Open your Github, In the top right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings. In the user settings sidebar, click SSH and GPG keys. Click New SSH key or Add SSH key. In the "Title" field, press your title. Paste your key into the "Key" field. Click Add SSH key. If prompted, confirm your GitHub password.