End of SSH-RSA support for Azure Repos
Feb 15, 2024Bohdan Janousek
Summary
Announces the deprecation and phased removal of SSH-RSA support for SSH connections to Azure Repos. Details the technical rationale (weak encryption), provides a four-phase rollout plan for Azure DevOps Service with specific timelines and error messages, and outlines the impact and migration steps for Azure DevOps Server users. Introduces RSA-SHA2-256 and RSA-SHA2-512 as secure alternatives and provides instructions for generating and configuring new keys.
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