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Summary
This article explains how to link a database to a Git repository using the SSH protocol generated by Putty
Description
ApexSQL Source Control natively supports different protocols that can be used to connect to a Git repository. This includes HTTP, HTTPS, File and SSH protocols. In this article, we‘ll go through the process of generating a key pair using Putty and linking a database using the SSH protocol.
To generate a key, open Putty key generator. After the key is generated enter the Key passphrase and click the Save public key button to save a public key (id_rsa.pub), then click the Save private key button to save the private key (id_rsa.ppk):
Default location for storing SSH keys is:
C:\Users\<username>\.ssh
After this is done, from Putty key generator copy the generated key and store it on source control repository:
Now, for linking a database to the repository, under the System login tab, the SSH tab will be chosen and an SSH URL will be used:
Q: What is SSH?
A: SSH or Secure Shell is an encrypted network protocol used for secure communication over the internet.
Q: What source control systems is it used with?
A: ApexSQL Source Control supports SSH connections for Mercurial, Git and Subversion.
Q: What is the main advantage of SSH protocol?
A: Data sent via SSH is strongly encrypted and thus less susceptible to attacks.
