GitHub's RSA SSH private key was accidentally leaked to the public, as confirmed by the code hosting platform's CEO, Mike Hanley.

Remote Git operations -- including push, fetch, and pull -- will require an additional key tap in an attempt to prevent malware from initiating requests on your behalf.

Here's a quick example of how to perform a GitHub SSH clone operation. In just five minutes, learn how to create SSH keys, configure them in GitHub and perform the GitHub clone with SSH keys in Git.

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