[JENKINS-52364] Checkout over SSH fails when using SYSTEM scoped SSH-credentials

After upgrading our Jenkins instance, and above mentioned plugins, the "Checkout over SSH" does not work. Testing on a personal Jenkins, I can see that the Credentials need to have scope "GLOBAL" to show up in the UI, and "work'ish". This does pose an issue, since the SSH-Credentials require the scope to be "SYSTEM" to be able to connect.

Prior to upgrading the environment was as follows:

Jenkins 2.122

github-branch-source-plugin 2.3.4

Credentials 2.1.16

SSH-Credential 1.13

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Originally reported by jnz_topdanmark, imported from: Checkout over SSH fails when using SYSTEM scoped SSH-credentials

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): github-branch-source-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

After upgrading our Jenkins instance, and above mentioned plugins, the "Checkout over SSH" does not work. Testing on a personal Jenkins, I can see that the Credentials need to have scope "GLOBAL" to show up in the UI, and "work'ish". This does pose an issue, since the SSH-Credentials require the scope to be "SYSTEM" to be able to connect.


Prior to upgrading the environment was as follows:

Jenkins 2.122

github-branch-source-plugin 2.3.4

Credentials 2.1.16

SSH-Credential 1.13

environment

```
Jenkins 2.129

github-branch-source-plugin 2.3.6

Credentials 2.1.17

SSH-Credential 1.14
```

3 attachments

- [Jenkins-Job-Log-Using-GLOBAL-SSH-Prior-to-Upgrade.txt](https://issues.jenkins.io/secure/attachment/43307/Jenkins-Job-Log-Using-GLOBAL-SSH-Prior-to-Upgrade.txt)
- [Jenkins-Job-Log-Using-GLOBAL-SSH.txt](https://issues.jenkins.io/secure/attachment/43306/Jenkins-Job-Log-Using-GLOBAL-SSH.txt)
- [Jenkins-Job-Log-Using-SYSTEM-SSH.txt](https://issues.jenkins.io/secure/attachment/43309/Jenkins-Job-Log-Using-SYSTEM-SSH.txt)