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title: Does Copia desktop support SSH key authentication?
description: No, Copia does not support SSH key authentication at this time.
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# Does Copia desktop support SSH key authentication?

## No, Copia does not support SSH key authentication at this time.

Copia's applications currently only have support for using HTTPS as the secure network protocol when communicating with the Copia Git server. SSH is not supported at this time.

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