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My ssh config

  • Dec 13, 2022

This is the ssh config file settings and the commands to add ssh passphrase to Apple Keychain. Also there’s commands to test the settings out.

Add and change ssh passphrase to Apple Keychain Access

ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/_ed255-gitlab
ssh-keygen -p -f ~/.ssh/_ed255-gitlab

My ssh config

# G2K account
Host gh1
   HostName github.com
   User git
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/
   AddKeysToAgent yes
   UseKeychain yes

# personal account
Host gh2
   HostName github.com
   User git
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/
   AddKeysToAgent yes
   UseKeychain yes

# GitLab
Host gitlab
   HostName gitlab.com
   User git
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/
   AddKeysToAgent yes
   UseKeychain yes

Teshing the ssh connections to GitHub

Type this command to test:

ssh -T [email protected]

Then look out for this output:

> Hi USERNAME! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not
> provide shell access.
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