Generate ssh keys and connect from windows to linux

Generate SSH Keys and connect Windows to Linux

#!/bin/bash
 
# Generate SSH Keys and connect Windows to Linux #
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# go to ssh directory
cd ~/.ssh

# Generate ssh key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "<<enter some random stuffs as label>>"

# Prompt "Enter file in which to save the key (/c/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa):"
[Enter your key name. In this case we call it "somekey"]

# Prompt "Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):"
[Enter a passphrase]

# See your public ssh key
cat ~/.ssh/somekey.pub

# somekey.pub is your public key
# somekey is your private key. Hide it in your undies

# To connect from windows to your linux server, your linux server MUST HAVE the public key in the file "~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
# Some hosts allows you to add ssh key in server creation process. Alternatively, you can use the command below to 
# add the public key.
cat .ssh/somekey.pub | ssh [email protected] "cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

# Once the linux server have your public key. Go to your .ssh directory and connect remotely.
cd ~/.ssh
ssh -i <<keyname>> [email protected]

# After which you can disable password for root login