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create a secure ssh key

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ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "comment" -f id_rsa.custom-filename -N ''

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codeword commented Aug 10, 2015

-b increases the key size to 4069 (default is 512 or 1024)
-t to pic 'rsa' over 'dsa' or others
-C allows you to name your key better than [user]@[computer name] which shows up at the end of the .pub file
-f specify filename
-N '' provide no passphrase for key (so you don't get prompted)

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