@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Key-based authentication allows GitLab users to identify their device once on th
SSH uses a public and a private key:
- The public key must be registered in GitLab, where it "identifies" your device.
- The private key must stay secret and preferably you should only keep it on a single device. The private key is the only key that can be used to authenticate your identity against the public key uploaded to GitLab -- if it becomes public, anyone could impersonate your identity and thus use your GitLab account. **Make sure you do not upload the private key anywhere by accident, not even to GitLab.**
- The private key must stay secret and preferably you should only keep it on a single device. The private key is the only key that can be used to authenticate your identity against the public key uploaded to GitLab -- if it becomes public, anyone can impersonate your identity and thus use your GitLab account. **Make sure you do NOT upload the private key anywhere by accident, not even to GitLab.**
