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How do I generate a public ssh key on my system?

April 26, 2017key public SSH system

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How do I generate a public ssh key on my system?

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To generate a public key, run the command-line program ssh-keygen (you can use either protocol 1 or 2). The public key will be placed at ~/.ssh/identity.pub (protocol 1) and ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub or ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (protocol 2).