When you attempt to clone a Git repository with the ed25519 keygen algorithm, the clone fails with the following error:

The system requirement for ed25519 SSH keys is OpenSSL 1.1.x.

SAS^® Viya^® 3.5

In order to use the ed25519 SSH keys in SAS Viya, download the libgit2.zip and libssh2.so.zip files from the Downloads tab.

SAS^® 9.4M7 (TS1M7) or SAS^® 9.4M8 (TS1M8)

In order to use the ed25519 SSH keys in SAS 9.4M7 or SAS 9.4M8, install the hot fix and download the libgit2.zip and libssh2.so.zip files from the Downloads tab.

You can then use the following ssh-keygen command to generate SSH keys using ed25519 authentication. In this command, replace your_email@example.com with your email address:

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Right-click the link, select Save link as from the context menu, and browse to the location where you want to save the file: libgit2.zip

Right-click the link, select Save link as from the context menu, and browse to the location where you want to save the file: libssh2.so.zip

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M8 is available at:

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M7 is available at: