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Add additional info on registering/verifying an SSH key on GitHub
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[GitHub has good documentation on how to do this](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account).
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If you are using a cluster for this tutorial, you can create a new ssh key on the cluster and
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register the public part of the new key on GitHub.
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register the public part of the new key on GitHub. You can do this by clicking the `New ssh key` button
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at the webpage <https://github.com/settings/keys>.
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**Always remember, an SSH key is like a digital passport,
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make sure to protect it by a passphrase as the location where it is stored may not be secure**.
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You can verify that ssh authentication with GitHub is working by running the command
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```
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ssh -T git@github.com
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```
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(this assumes that you are using a default name for your key, if you are not then you need to add
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the option `-i <path to privte part of your registered key>` to the command).
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We have prepared a template for a demonstrator project that can be used throughout this tutorial. The first step is to
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make your instance of the project from the template, for this you need to click on the link
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<https://github.com/new?template_name=cicd-demo&template_owner=EESSI>

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