Adding SSH key to GitHub to connect V7R4 system

I’m trying to get a V7R4 system to connect with GitHub, in part to use BOB in a prototype project. Following the instructions from the TechExchange “Unlocking Modern Development on IBM i with GitHub”, I generated the ssh key with:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -C “myemail@xxxxxxxxxxx”

That creates a file, which I then copied to the GitHub site and tried to add an SSH key. GitHub issues the following message:

Key is invalid. You must supply a key in OpenSSH public key format

So how do I create a key in OpenSSH public key format if the ssh-keygen command on IBM i does not create it?


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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects