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I think it takes the user as an argument, so it could relatively nicely solve the problem (though maybe would be too susceptible to DOS attacks since it require

by cozzyd 3y ago

I think it takes the user as an argument, so it could relatively nicely solve the problem (though maybe would be too susceptible to DOS attacks since it requires a new process per connection attempt, although openssh should rate limit anyway?)

jwilk 3y ago
The SSH username is always "git".
- cozzyd 3y ago
  ah, right. I do wonder why they do it that way...
  - progval 3y ago
    HTTPS URLs are inconvenient for private repositories, and username has to be part of SSH URLs that people share when setting up a submodule or linking to a repository.
    - jwilk 3y ago
      > username has to be part of SSH URLs No? Usernames are optional in SSH URLs.
      - ongy 3y ago
        But then it defaults to the users username on device Which isn't always in sync with their GitHub username. Which might even be "root".
        cozzyd 3y ago
        surely anybody using GitHub via ssh knows how to edit their .ssh/config