“Key is invalid” message on GitHub

Question

I have generated SSH keys for a new server installation according to the procedure outlined here. However, when I copy the contents of id_rsa.pub to my keys list on

Answer 1

If you are using bash for windows as your terminal and you are copying via shift + highlighting + ctrl-c, then this solution might work for you:

1. After copying the key and pasting it into notepad:

2. Now go to Edit > Select All or Ctrl-A

3. The large amounts of blue areas are whitespace. You need to delete them with either the backspace or the delete key. Leave the whitespace that in the green circles.

4. You should now be able to copy and paste this edited version into github.