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# How to create your SSH keys
This topic describes how to create SSH keys. You do this to use Git over SSH instead of Git over HTTP.
## Creating your SSH keys
1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md) and follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md) to generate your SSH key pair.
1. Log in to GitLab.
1. In the upper-right corner, click your avatar and select **Settings**.
1. On the **User Settings** menu, select **SSH keys**.
1. Paste the **public** key generated in the first step in the **Key**
text field.
1. Optionally, give it a descriptive title so that you can recognize it in the
event you add multiple keys.
1. Finally, click the **Add key** button to add it to GitLab. You will be able to see
its fingerprint, title, and creation date.
![SSH key single page](img/profile_settings_ssh_keys_single_key.png)
NOTE: **Note:**
Once you add a key, you cannot edit it. If the paste
didn't work, you need to remove the offending key and re-add it.