When you add a security key to SSH operations, you can use these devices to protect you and your account from accidental exposure, account hijacking, or malware, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones ...

Secure Shell (SSH) keys are the backbone of secure remote access. They are everywhere, powering DevOps pipelines, enabling server management, and automating everything from deployments to patching.

In 1995, when I was a university student in Helsinki, I developed a security protocol to protect data-in-transit as it moved throughout our network. I named it the “secure shell,” or SSH for short.