SSH (Secure Shell) keys are access credentials that are used in the SSH protocol and they are instrumental for the safe use of platforms such as GitHub, which is used for storing, tracking, and collaborating on software projects. How the accidental exposure managed to happen is unknown, but it means that anyone that happened to notice it and was able to copy the key could impersonate GitHub or eavesdrop on Git operations over SSH. Late last week, GitHub tweeted that it had replaced its RSA SSH "out of an abundance of caution," after accidentally exposing the key on a publicly accessible repository.
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