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Created September 14, 2021 10:32
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Correct file permissions for ssh keys and config.
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/github_rsa
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ssh-add ~/.ssh/github_rsa
ssh-add ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa
chmod 700 ~/.ssh
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/config
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/github_rsa
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/github_rsa.pub
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa.pub
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