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ssh-keygen.md

Generating a new SSH key

  1. Open Terminal.

  2. Paste the text below, substituting in your GitHub email address.

    ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

    This creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label.

Generating public/private rsa key pair.

When you're prompted to Enter a file in which to save the key, press Enter. (This accepts the default file location).

Enter a file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa): [Press enter]

At the prompt, type a secure passphrase. For more information, see Working with SSH key passphrases.

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): [Type a passphrase]
Enter same passphrase again: [Type passphrase again]

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