Powershell asking for git RSA passphrase on every pull instead of on startup?

Question

I've installed PoshGit and I've set up my RSA key with github and in my ~\.ssh folder, but PowerShell still prompts me to enter a passphrase on every pull/push. I've followed all the instructions given here. My powershell profile looks like so:

$env:path += ";" + (Get-Item "Env:ProgramFiles(x86)").Value + "\Git\bin"
. 'C:\Users\Caleb\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\posh-git\profile.example.ps1'
cd ~\Documents\GitHub\travefy

Here's what happens. How do I get it to only ask me on startup?

Answer 1

It turns out I need to run

> ssh-add

I'm not sure why this wasn't mentioned in any of the docs on github.com.

Answer 2

May you need to configure Git to use the Windows 10 implementation of OpenSSH by issuing the following command in Powershell:

git config --global core.sshCommand C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe

This worked for me. Source: danieldogeanu.