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Outage in GitHub

Some SSH connections using deploy keys are failing

Resolved Major
July 21, 2026 - Started 2 days ago - Lasted about 1 hour
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Summary AI Generated

**GitHub experienced intermittent SSH authentication failures for connections using deploy keys, lasting approximately 1.5 hours.** Repository interactions relying on deploy keys for SSH access were disrupted, causing failed connections. The issue was traced to a recent code change, which was rolled back to resolve the incident.

We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.

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RESOLVED 2 days ago - at 07/21/2026 11:57AM

This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.

INVESTIGATING 2 days ago - at 07/21/2026 11:46AM

We have identified a recent code change as a potential cause of the SSH authentication failures affecting deploy key connections. Our engineering team is rolling back this change. Customers using deploy keys for SSH access to repositories may continue to experience intermittent connection failures until the fix is deployed.

INVESTIGATING 2 days ago - at 07/21/2026 11:04AM

We are investigating reports of intermittent SSH authentication failures affecting connections that use deploy keys. Customers may experience failed SSH connections when interacting with repositories via deploy keys. Our engineering team is actively investigating the root cause and working toward resolution.

INVESTIGATING 2 days ago - at 07/21/2026 10:31AM

We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.

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