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To create a key pair use the <code>ssh-keygen</code> command. Before running the command check to see if you might already have a key pair. Keys are located in the <code>.ssh/</code> directory in your home directory. The default key names are <code>id_rsa</code> for the private key and <code>id_rsa.pub</code> for the public key. The command | To create a key pair use the <code>ssh-keygen</code> command. Before running the command check to see if you might already have a key pair. Keys are located in the <code>.ssh/</code> directory in your home directory. The default key names are <code>id_rsa</code> for the private key and <code>id_rsa.pub</code> for the public key. The command | ||
ssh-keygen -b 2048 -t rsa | <source lang="console"> | ||
[name@server]$ ssh-keygen -b 2048 -t rsa | |||
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will generate output similar to the following | will generate output similar to the following | ||
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Finally test the new key by sshing to the remote machine from the local machine with | Finally test the new key by sshing to the remote machine from the local machine with | ||
ssh -i /home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa USERNAME@ADDRESS | <source lang="console"> | ||
[name@server]$ ssh -i /home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa USERNAME@ADDRESS}} | |||
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where <code>/home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa</code> specifies your private key file and <code>USERNAME</code> is the user name on the remote machine, and <code>ADDRESS</code> is the address of the remote machine. | where <code>/home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa</code> specifies your private key file and <code>USERNAME</code> is the user name on the remote machine, and <code>ADDRESS</code> is the address of the remote machine. | ||