github ssh keys authentication

Github Authentications with tokens

Github recently informed me after I had pushed into my repo that:

Basic authentication using a password to Git is deprecated and will soon no longer work. Visit https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information around suggested workarounds and removal dates.

So, my solution was to use SSH keys. I managed by following this guide.

To set up or change your git remote urls from https to ssh:

git remote set-url origin <your-ssh-repo-url-name>

To check your remote urls:

git remote -v