... repo is the Repository of interest ....
        Config storedConfig = repo.getConfig();
        Set<String> remotes = storedConfig.getSubsections("remote");
        // challenges here if I have more than one remote, but that's a separate problem
        String repoUrl = storedConfig.getString("remote", remote, "url"));

        List<TransportProtocol> protocols = TransportGitSsh.getTransportProtocols();
        List<String> repoURLs = getLinkedRemoteRepoURLs();

        for (TransportProtocol protocol : protocols) {
            String protocolName = protocol.getName();
            try {
                if (protocol.canHandle(new URIish(repoURL))) {
                    if (protocolName.equals("HTTP"))
                        // do whatever I want from here, point is I've discovered HTTP is the right protocol
                    else if (protocolName.equals("SSH"))
                        // do whatever I want from here, point is I've discovered SSH is the right protocol
                    else
                        continue;
                }
            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException(e);
            }
        }

        LsRemoteCommand command = Git.lsRemoteRepository();
        //command.setRemote("https://github.com/....repo1...");
        command.setRemote("git@github.com:...repo2...");

        SshSessionFactory sshSessionFactory = new JschConfigSessionFactory() {
            @Override
            protected void configure(OpenSshConfig.Host host, Session session ) {
                // do nothing
            }
        };

        command.setTransportConfigCallback( new TransportConfigCallback() {
            @Override
            public void configure( Transport transport ) {
                System.out.println(transport.getClass());
                SshTransport sshTransport = ( SshTransport )transport;
                sshTransport.setSshSessionFactory( sshSessionFactory );

        }
        } );
        command.call();