SSH cannot authenticate to git@github.com

Question

Recently, I sign up for a free plan on Github.com. I follow their instructions to generate a ssh key to add to my account. However, when I try ssh -v git@github.com

Answer 1

If you're using Github enterprise (Self hosting) it would be worth checking to see if the site is reachable. Applies to Github also.

Ran into the same issue in Intellij and when I went to check if the RSA public key was saved in my profile I found out the site returned a server error.