How to create SSH fingerprint for Azure DevOps

It seems easy to create SSH fingerprint and connect Azure DevOps or Github. But, sometimes, we face some problem which is hectic. In this step by step article, I am going to show you how to create SSH fingerprint for Azure DevOps and clone a repository.

Step 1:Create SSH Keys

• Create a folder if not exists - name .ssh in the following directory.

C:\Users\mahedee

• Go to run and type: %userprofile%\.ssh

• Run the powershell command in the following directory.

C:\Users\mahedee\.ssh

• Run the follwing command on powershell.

ssh-keygen -C "test-git-dev-azure.com"

Step 2: Add the public key to Azure DevOps

• Now go to the Azure DevOps web portal. Go to the avatar on the upper right corner. Select SSH public keys.

• Select + New Key button on the upper right corner.

• Copy the key from C:\Users\mahedee\.ssh\id_rsa.pub . The content of the id_rsa.pub file that you have already generated and pest the content on Public Key Data text box as belows.

• Now click add button.

Step 3: Clone your repository

• Now run powershell command and clone a repository using SSH as bellows.

git clone git@ssh.dev.azure.com:v3/yourorganization/yourrepository

Troubleshooting

Problem

After configuring SSH, I got the following error while tried to clone repository.

git clone git@ssh.dev.azure.com:v3/yourorganization/yourrepository

I was getting the following message:

git@ssh.dev.azure.com's password:

I have tried all using all sorts of password but failed.

Solution

1. OpenSSH Authentication Agent was disabled on my PC. I started the service.

1. SSH.exe was not added on environment varaible. I have added it on environment variable.

Then I tried to clone the repository and It was working fine.