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Git bash shows me the ed25519 key instead of the rsa key fingerprint

I tried a tutorial to set up GitHub SSH key, but when I type in the prompt it shows me the ed25519 instead of the rsa keyfingerprint.

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Any pointer on how to add the rsa key fingerprint?

Solution 
  • ED25519 key fingerprint is...

    This is not related to your id_rsa/id_rsa.pub key pair.

    It is related to the remote host (github.com) has its own key, whose fingerprint you must accept, updating your ~/.ssh/known_hosts.
    As stated here:

    The reason you're seeing an ECDSA key being offered is that OpenSSH prefers ECDSA over Ed25519 keys.
    This is less a comment on the security, as most folks agree that Ed25519 keys are just as secure (or more) as 256-bit ECDSA keys, and more for backwards compatibility.
    When OpenSSH added Ed25519 keys, if they had been prioritized over ECDSA keys, then a changed host key error would show up when logging in the next time.

    You can see those fingerprints in "GitHub’s SSH host keys are now published in the API"

    Simply answer 'yes' to the 'authenticity' question, and then your key will be used to establish a connection.