GitHub has added support for securing SSH Git operations using FIDO2 security keys for added protection from account takeover attempts.

GitHub has rotated its private SSH key for GitHub.com after the secret was was accidentally published in a public GitHub repository. The software development and version control service says, the ...

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 ...

GitHub was forced to change its RSA SSH key today, after the private key was briefly exposed in a public GitHub repository. That's why users who connected today to GitHub.com via SSH got a message ...

Earlier this year, researcher Ben Cox collected the public SSH (Secure Shell) keys of users with access to GitHub-hosted repositories by using one of the platform’s features.

As an authentication mechanism, SSH provides two-factor authentication in the form of something you have (the secret key) and something you know (the key phrase).

GitHub's RSA SSH private key was accidentally leaked to the public, as confirmed by the code hosting platform's CEO, Mike Hanley.

The repository hosting service GitHub has announced it is replacing its existing RSA SSH host key with a new one as a precautionary measure after discovering the key was momentarily exposed in a ...

Greetings humans, So recently I've started working with a macbook (macos ventura 13.0) and I have a frustrating issue which I cannot solve: every time I restart the latpop I have to add my ssh ...