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--- linux_wiki:configure_key-based_authentication_for_ssh [2016/02/29 22:15]
billdozor created
+++ linux_wiki:configure_key-based_authentication_for_ssh [2019/05/25 23:50] (current)
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-====== Configure Key-based Authentication For Ssh ======
+====== Configure Key-based Authentication For SSH ======
 **General Information**
-About this page/how-to/script.
+SSH public/private key authentication for password-less logins.
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-Start from source system.
+===== On Server1 =====
-\\
+Generate public/private key pair (press 'enter' when prompted to enter a passphrase to keep empty)
-Generate public/private key pair
 <code bash>
 ssh-keygen
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-Copy from source to destination server
+Copy from server1 to destination server2
-<code bash>
-ssh-copy-id user@10.0.0.5
-</code>
-\\
-Add private key passphrase to ssh-agent
-) Check to see if ssh-agent is running
-<code bash>
-eval $(ssh-agent)
-Agent pid 6599
-</code>
-  * Example of it running
-a) If not running, start it
-<code bash>
-ssh-agent bash
-</code>
-b) If running, or after starting it, execute the following
 <code bash>
-ssh-add
+ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.151
 </code>
-  * This allows for remote connecting without entering in any private key passphrase (if entered when key was generated)
-  * **This step can be skipped** if no pass-phrase was entered while generating the key.
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-Execute Command on remote system
+Execute Command on remote system (or simply ssh login normally)
 <code bash>
-ssh user@10.0.0.1 "ls -la"
+ssh user@192.168.1.151 "ls -la"
 </code>
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