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Which scope should I use for a personal access token meant only to add ssh keys to my GitHub account?

I want to be able to add ssh keys to my GitHub account from a bash script (using curl).

The documentation points that the best way to authenticate is by using a personal access token.

Following the steps to create a token, I need to specify which scopes it will give me access too. In respect of the "principle of least privilege", I would like it to permit only to add new ssh keys (write).

However, I am not sure which category this fall under. I looked at the documentation of scopes, but could not find any reference to "ssh keys".

Which scope(s) should I use?

Solution

  • The section admin:public_key is what I was looking for.

    In particular the scope write:public_key.