GitHub publishes RSA SSH host keys by mistake, issues update

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GitHub has updated its SSH keys after accidentally publishing the private part to the world. Whoops.

A post on GitHub’s security blog reveals that the biz has changed its RSA SSH host keys. This is going to cause connection errors, and some frightening warning messages, for a lot of developers, but it’s all right: it’s not scary hackk0r activity, just plain old human error.