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SSH key authentication in Linux.md

  1. Open Terminal on local machine

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

  ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"
  1. Copy the key to remote server using the following command. Enter the password when prompted
  ssh-copy-id username@server_ip_address
  1. Now test the SSH or SCP command, it shouldn't ask for password. If it does, remove home directory or ssh keys from remote machine
ssh username@server_ip_address
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