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From a terminal, generate the SSH key pair.
Code Block ssh-keygen -t rsa
Confirm the output filename of the key files. This can be changed to modify the location where the key files will be created and the name of the files.
Optionally, enter a passphrase if one is desired. Confirm passphrase, if one is used.
This will generate two files, a private key file (e.g.,
~/.ssh/id_rsa) and a public key file (e.g.,~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub).
Add public key
The On the server, the public key needs to be added to a file called authorized_keys within the user’s .ssh folder.
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