This Tech Tip walks through the steps to set up signed commits with SSH keys stored in 1Password.

Here's a very quick example of how to setup GitHub SSH keys and use them to perform Git clone, push and pull commands over a securely configured SSH connection.

This key does not grant access to GitHub’s infrastructure or customer data. This change only impacts Git operations over SSH using RSA.

To connect Git operations securely to your GitLab repository, you will need to configure GitLab SSH keys both locally and remotely. Here's a quick example of how to do it.

At present, users can now use a password, personal access token (PAT), or an SSH key to access Git -- but the company intends to remove support for passwords later this year.