Can I use SSH and HTTPS both for single git account?

Question

If i use SSH then I have to download git repository using git ssh but if I use HTTPS then https is the way.

Can I download those git repo using both way for a single account?

Answer 1

The account is what the remote hosting service will use to authenticate you and determine if you have the right to access the remote repository you want to clone.

• for HTTPS, it will be the username/password
• for SSH, it will be the public key published to your remote account profile setting (while the actual remote user for an SSH session is almost always a technical account like 'git': git@remoteServer:Me/MyRepository )

If the remote hosting service supports both protocols, the same user account can clone using either one of them.

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If you are using HTTPS, make sure:

• to create a PAT (Personal Access Token) that you will use as password
• to check or set a credential helper (to cache those credentials)

That is:

git config --global credential.helper

I recommend setting it to manager-core , using the Microsoft Git Credential Manager (GCM) (cross-platform).
It is already packaged/set with Git For Windows for instance.