SSH login without password using SSH keys

setup_ssh_keys_on_server.md

SSH login without password using SSH keys

Using ssh-copy-id command

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/my_key_rsa user@server_address

Manually

Enabling AuthorizedKeys

Uncomment the following line from the sshd config file located at /etc/ssh/sshd_config

AuthorizedKeysFile      %h/.ssh/authorized_keys

Then restart the ssh deamon

$ sudo systemctl restart sshd

Authorizing the SSH Key

Create the authorized_keys file in the .ssh folder of the home folder of the user you want to connect with.

$ touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
$ chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

Add the content of your id_rsa.pub file in the authorized_keys file on the server.