How to add ssh security to Git

SSH security is used for making your repositories secure with a public key that means only those users will make a change or read your repositories who have your ssh key. You can change your ssh key also.

Use command ssh -V or ssh -v and if you don’t have ssh then first install it.

Start terminal where you want to save the key. Then, Use command ssh-keygen to generate rsa key.

Enter file name after id_rsa where you want to save key and if you don't want to specify any file name then leave it as it and press enter.

You’ll get the message to override key if you have already generated. Otherwise, it will simply ask to enter the passphrase. Now you can see the terminal response.

Now, You can check ssh list using ls -a ~/.ssh this command.  Then you will get the result would be something like below.

To check agent is running or not type command 

and if isn’t running use command below and  check it again,

Now, To load your new identity. Use the command given below. 

Now, to get the list of the keys that agent is managing. Use the command given below. 

Go to your bitbucket account > bitbucket setting. As shown in the figure below.

You may have found security > ssh keys. Click on ssh keys.

click on add key.

Now go to your terminal again and type command.

Copy key using the command given below.

Or directly from the terminal and paste it to Key in popup menu on your bitbucket account.

Add the label and paste your key and press add the key.

Update your repositories type from https to ssh.

ssh://git@bitbucket.org :account/repo.git