Apr 21, 2017 This video covers the configuration process of adding SSH key to a GitLab account. GitLab is a web based project management repository based on Git. The SSH stands for Secure Shell or Secure Socket Shell used for managing the networks, operating systems and configurations and also authenticates to the GitLab server without using username and password each time. You can set the SSH keys to provide a reliable connection between the computer. Jun 01, 2016 In this GitLab video tutorial, we push a repo into our project. GitLab CE Tutorial #3 - SSH Key Setup & Pushing Our First Project LevelUpTuts. How to create SSH Key - Duration: 7:50.
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SSH stands for Secure Shell or sometimes Secure Socket Shell protocol used for accessing network services securely from a remote computer. You can set the SSH keys to provide a reliable connection between the computer and Gerrit.
You can check the existing SSH key on your local computer using the following command in Git Bash −
After clicking the enter button, you will see the existing SSH key as shown in the following image −
If you don't find any existing SSH key, then you need to create a new SSH key.
Generating New SSH Key
You can generate a new SSH key for authentication using the following command in Git Bash −
If you already have a SSH key, then don't a generate new key, as they will be overwritten. You can use ssh-keygen command, only if you have installed Git with Git Bash.
When you run the above command, it will create 2 files in the ~/.ssh directory.
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The SSH stands for Secure Shell or Secure Socket Shell used for managing the networks, operating systems and configurations and also authenticates to the GitLab server without using username and password each time. You can set the SSH keys to provide a reliable connection between the computer and GitLab. Before generating ssh keygen, you need to have Git installed in your system.
Creating SSH Key
Step 1 − To create SSH key, open the command prompt and enter the command as shown below −
It will prompt for 'Enter file in which to save the key (//.ssh/id_rsa):', just type file name and press enter. Next a prompt to enter password shows 'Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):'. Enter some password and press enter. You will see the generated SSH key as shown in the below image −
Ssh Key Generation Aix
Step 2 − Now login to your GitLab account and click on the Settings option.
Step 3 − To create SSH key, click on the SSH keys tab at left side of the menu.
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Step 4 − Now go to C drive, you will see the file with .pub extension which was generated in the first step.
Step 5 − Next open the key.pub file, copy the SSH key and paste it in the highlighted Key box as shown in the below image −
Gitlab Add Ssh Key
Step 6 − Click on the Add Key button, to add SSH key to your GitLab. You will see the fingerprint (it is a short version of SSH key), title and created date as shown in the image below −
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