OpenShift fails to authenticate to GitHub/GitLab using SSH

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform
  • Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated
  • Azure Red Hat OpenShift

Issue

  • Connecting to GitLab/GitHub private repositories using SSH authentication fails

Resolution

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Use another authentication method supported by the API.
For more methods authentication methods, please refer to their documentation:
- GitHub
- GitLab

Root Cause

Currently, GitHub and GitLab do not support API authentication using SSH

  • Component
  • git

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