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  • Create the user account.

    Code Block
    sudo adduser username

  • Do not enter a password when prompted, as the SSH key will be the method of authentication.

  • If necessary, add the user to the sudo group.

    Code Block
    sudo usermod -aG sudo username

Setup the user SSH folder.

  • Create the folder and set folder access privileges such that the user owns the folder.

    Code Block
    sudo mkdir /home/username/.ssh
sudo chmod 700 /home/username/.ssh
sudo chown username:username /home/username/.ssh

Creating SSH key pair

The user being authenticated needs to generate the key pair. It is the responsibility of the user to secure and keep secret the secret key portion of the key pair.

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