SSH Setup for GitHub in Windows

Follow the below listed steps to set up SSH for GitHub in Windows -

• Launch Windows Powershell
  
  
• Run the following command to generate private/public key pair
  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<your GitHub email address">
  
  
• Once the key pair has been generated, we need to ensure the SSH agent is running. This command has to be run in a Windows Powershell with elevated privileges
  Get-Service -Name ssh-agent | Set-Service -StartupType Manual
  Start-Service ssh-agent
  
  
• We need to add the SSH key to the SSH agent
  ssh-add "<Location of public key generated in earlier step>"
  
  
• Configure Git to use the Windows Open SSH agent
  git config --global core.sshCommand "C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe"
  
  
• Add the public key to your GitHub account
  
  
• Test your SSH connection
  ssh -T git@github.com