
- Gerrit Tutorial
- Gerrit - Home
- Gerrit - Overview
- Setting up Git
- Installation
- Configure Git
- Set Your Username & Email
- Set Up SSH Keys in Gerrit
- Generate New SSH Key
- Add Your SSH Key
- Add SSH Key to your Gerrit Account
- Add SSH Key to use with Git
- Download Extension Using Git
- Prepare to work with Gerrit
- Installing Git-Review
- Configuring Git-Review
- Setting up Git-Review
- How to Submit a Patch
- Gerrit - Update Master
- Gerrit - Create Branch
- Make & Commit Your Change
- Prepare Push change set to Gerrit
- Push your change set to Gerrit
- View the Change / Next Steps
- Editing via the Web-Interface
- How Code is reviewed in Gerrit
- Review Before Merge
- Gerrit - Project Owners
- How to Comment on, review, merge
- Gerrit Useful Resources
- Gerrit - Quick Guide
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Gerrit - Generate New SSH Key
SSH stands for Secure Shell or sometimes Secure Socket Shell protocol used for accessing network services securely from a remote computer. You can set the SSH keys to provide a reliable connection between the computer and Gerrit.
You can check the existing SSH key on your local computer using the following command in Git Bash −
$ ls ~/.ssh
After clicking the enter button, you will see the existing SSH key as shown in the following image −

If you don't find any existing SSH key, then you need to create a new SSH key.
Generating New SSH Key
You can generate a new SSH key for authentication using the following command in Git Bash −
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@mail.com"
If you already have a SSH key, then don't a generate new key, as they will be overwritten. You can use ssh-keygen command, only if you have installed Git with Git Bash.
When you run the above command, it will create 2 files in the ~/.ssh directory.
~/.ssh/id_rsa − It is private key or identification key.
~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub − It is a public tv.