Using git with powershell and ssh key with passphrase

None of these worked for me. The solution on this page did though: https://gist.github.com/danieldogeanu/16c61e9b80345c5837b9e5045a701c99

Here it is:

You should not use the Open SSH client that comes with Git for Windows. Instead, Windows 10 has its own implementation of Open SSH that is integrated with the system. To achieve this:

1. Start the ssh-agent from Windows Services:

• Type Services in the Start Menu or Win+R and then type services.msc to launch the Services window;
• Find the OpenSSH Authentication Agent in the list and double click on it;
• In the OpenSSH Authentication Agent Properties window that appears, choose Automatic from the Startup type: dropdown and click Start from Service status:. Make sure it now says Service status: Running.

2. Configure Git to use the Windows 10 implementation of OpenSSH by issuing the following command in Powershell: git config --global core.sshCommand C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe;

3. Configure SSH to automatically add the keys to the agent on startup by editing the config file found at C:\Users\%YOUR_USERNAME%\.ssh\config, and add the following lines:

Host *    AddKeysToAgent yes    IdentitiesOnly yes

You can also add the following lines if you generated an SSH key with custom name or multiple SSH keys:

Host github.com    HostName github.com    User your_user_name    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/your_file_name

4. Add your SSH key to the ssh-agent by issuing the ssh-add command and entering your passphrase:

ssh-add $HOME/.ssh/your_file_name

5. Done! Now restart your Powershell and even Windows if necessary.

I'm using openssh, which is shipped with Windows 10 Pro.git is installed with scoop (scoop install git).

I had to set GIT_SSH environment variable.

$env:GIT_SSH = (gcm ssh | select -expand source)or for scoop users$env:GIT_SSH = (scoop which ssh)

I am using scoop to install the git and openssh packages. I removed these packages and installed the package git-with-openssh and it works now. Not entirely sure what's the difference between the packages, but I expect incompatible versions or something.