• Author: Pedric Kng
• Updated: 09 Mar 21

This article share how to generate a git SSH key, install it on windows and execute a git clone

1. Generate the SSH keypair and store the key files as prompted e.g., C:\Users\you\.ssh

   # Generate the ras key pair
   ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

2. Check with your respective SCM on how to add the SSH public key accordingly.

3. Add the ssh keys to the ssh agent accordingly.

   # Check that the agent is up and running
   eval $(ssh-agent)
   
   # Add the private key file generated previously.
   ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

   • In the event of exception "invalid format", it could because the format is not accepted.
     You can use PuttyGen[3] to convert the Conversions -> Export OpenSSH key

4. Execute a git clone

   git clone [email protected]:cxdemosg/JavaVulnerableLab.git

Generating Your SSH Public Key [1]
Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent [2]
Puttygen [3]
How do I tell Git for Windows where to find my private RSA key? [4]