Bleeping Computer

GitHub revokes duplicate SSH auth keys linked to library bug

GitHub has revoked weak SSH authentication keys generated using a library that incorrectly created duplicate RSA keypairs. GitHub allows you to authenticate to their service without a user name and ...
TheServerSide

Git and GitHub SSH KeyGen by Example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. In order to push, pull and clone securely between your local Git installation and a remote ...
TheServerSide

A quick GitHub SSH clone example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To perform a GitHub clone with SSH keys in Git, simply follow these steps: Create an SSH keypair ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub now supports security keys when using Git over SSH

GitHub has added support for securing SSH Git operations using FIDO2 security keys for added protection from account takeover attempts. Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) found [PDF ...
PC World

Users with weak SSH keys had access to GitHub repositories for popular projects

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 ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Malicious npm Packages Used to Target GitHub Developer SSH Keys

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 ...