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Problem with SSH key #22207
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Hi! I am trying to enter SSH key on GitHub. I generated it with “ssh-keygen” command. And I got a message “Key is invalid. You must supply a key in OpenSSH public key format”. What should I do? My SSH key is a big amount of symbols, as it should be. It doesn’t start with “ssh-rsa” or other words, described in GitHub. How should I get the key in correct form? |
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IOBerger:
That command is the right one, but could you add the complete command?
IOBerger:
Then it’s likely you’re not copying the right file. The filename should end with |
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I am having the same issue and Yes i am copying the .pub file and not the pvt key . Still it won’t work . I tried everything , generated and regenerated the key multiple times. Any help plz. I am on windows |
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I just had the same issue and realised that there is a Microsoft Publisher document appearing when the file is marked as ".pub" |
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That command is the right one, but could you add the complete command?
Then it’s likely you’re not copying the right file. The filename should end with
.pub.ssh-keygenshould have asked you where to store the file, if you accepted the default it should be named something likeid_rsa.pub(if using RSA).