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ssh-keygen -C 'computecanada systems' | ssh-keygen -C 'computecanada systems' | ||
* You can choose the name of the key file: | * You can choose the name of the key file: | ||
ssh-keygen - | ssh-keygen -f computecanada-key | ||
This produces a file "computecanada-key" containing the private part, and "computecanada-key.pub" for the public part. | This produces a file "computecanada-key" containing the private part, and "computecanada-key.pub" for the public part. | ||
* There are sometimes reasons to choose a different key type (rather than the RSA default): | * There are sometimes reasons to choose a different key type (rather than the RSA default): | ||