Can EGit (Eclipse git plugin) use an SSH key instead of a username and password?

Question

The git central repository to which I need to commit is configured using SSH keys. My username is jmglov, but when I perform git operations (e.g. git clone), I use this configuration:

: jmglov@kitiara; cat .git/config 
[remote "origin"]
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
    url = git@git.example.com:AwesomeWare

When I try to use EGit in Eclipse to push to the origin, I'm prompted for a password for the git user, for which only SSH keypair authentication is enabled. My public key is one of the authorised keys for the git user.

Is it possible to configure EGit to use my SSH key instead of the git user's credentials?

score 54 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '11 at 10:13

54

Yes, the configuration is picked up from the Eclipse preferences, as noted in the EGit user guide

SSH preferences

answered May 09 '11 at 10:13

Robert Munteanu

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Perfect, thanks! One oddity that I noted is that I don't have the **Authentication Methods** tab. Any ideas why? – Josh Glover May 09 '11 at 10:38
@Josh: not really. I just picked up the reference from the user guide. You might want to ask on the EGit mailing list. – Robert Munteanu May 09 '11 at 10:45
and make sure you're on the latest version of EGit – Tyler May 10 '11 at 02:01
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This dialog has nothing to do with EGit, it's the standard Eclipse SSH preferences dialog. – dunni May 11 '11 at 09:37
Which version of Eclipse are you using? – dunni May 11 '11 at 09:52

Can EGit (Eclipse git plugin) use an SSH key instead of a username and password?

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