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## Configure SSH keys
The GitLab of ULiège does not allow you to use your student ID / password for git commands. It uses a "SSH keys".
The GitLab of ULiège does not allow you to use your student-ID / password for git commands. It uses a "SSH keys".
Go to the "Settings" of your account (upper right corner of the GitLab website)
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Then choose "SSH keys" on the menu on the left.
Follow the [procedure](https://gitlab.uliege.be/help/ssh/README#generating-a-new-ssh-key-pair) to create a SSH-key pair.
Use the RSA type, which is more compatible with older machines (suc as NIC4)
Use the RSA type, which is more compatible with older machines (such as NIC4)
```
$ ssh-keygen -o -t rsa -b 4096 -C "demo"
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
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```
You can use no passphrase if you do not share your private key (if it stays on your laptop).
The previous command created 2 files located in `/c/Users/your_name/.ssh/`. A public key `id_rsa.pub` and a private key `id_rsa`. The private key is similar to a password. Anyone who owns this file is able to behave as you on GitLab. It should never be shared if it is not protected by a password!
The previous command created 2 files located in `/c/Users/your_name/.ssh/`. A public key `id_rsa.pub` and a private key `id_rsa`. The private key is similar to a password. Anyone who owns this file is able to behave as you on GitLab! It should never be shared if it is not protected by a password!
Open the public key (file `/c/Users/your_name/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`) in an editor...
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Then click on the "Add" button.
You can test that you are able to connect to GitLab with the following command (check that you target `gitlab.uliege.be` instead of `gitlab.com` in the instructions!):
You can test that you are able to connect to GitLab with the following command in a "git-bash terminal" (check that you target `gitlab.uliege.be` instead of `gitlab.com` in the instructions!):
```
ssh -T git@gitlab.uliege.be
```
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Warning: Permanently added 'gitlab.uliege.be,139.165.47.38' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
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```
Welcome to GitLab, @R.Boman!
Welcome to GitLab, @Your_name!
```
If you do not get the welcome message "Welcome to GitLab`, something went wrong in the previous steps.
If you do not get the welcome message "Welcome to GitLab`, something went wrong in the previous steps. Read again the instructions.
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