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Created November 19, 2011 05:32
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Create Public/Private SSH Key
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There are 2 commands to generate the SSH key, one creates a RSA encryption and the other creates a DSA encryption:
RSA:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
DSA:
ssh-keygen -t dsa
First question is where to save the key - answer what you want.
Second question is enter a passphrase - leave it blank (just press "Enter")
That's it now you have your new key, do what you want with it.
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