A number of high-profile source-code repositories hosted on GitHub could have been modified using weak SSH authentication keys, a security researcher has warned. The potentially vulnerable ...

If you do your work via cloud computing, accessing remote servers that are not on your current or home network, you are probably already familiar with SSH or Secure Shell Keys. Because SSH keys are ...

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When you add a security key to SSH operations, you can use these devices to protect you and your account from accidental exposure, account hijacking, or malware, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones ...

GitHub's RSA SSH private key was accidentally leaked to the public, as confirmed by the code hosting platform's CEO, Mike Hanley. An engineer from the Israeli company "Commun.it" uses his expertise in ...

Open the Windows 10 Start menu and search for “Apps & Features”. In the “Apps & Features” heading, click “Optional Features”. Scroll down the list to see if “OpenSSH Client” is listed. If not, click ...

Security researchers have uncovered two new malicious packages on the npm open source package manager that utilized GitHub to store stolen Base64-encrypted SSH keys taken from developer systems. These ...

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Search links popped up throughout Twitter today pointing to stored keys including what was reportedly credentials for the Google Chrome source code repository, Chromium. Scores of other credentials ...

If you already have a SSH keys installed on your system, make sure to copy the public key into your GitHub profile. After this you can either clone your repositories anew with more SSH flavor, or ...