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--- linux_wiki:ssh_pub_priv_keys [2014/12/08 20:40]
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-====== SSH Pub/Priv Keys ======
-Description: Create public/private key pair to login to remote systems with no password prompt.
-From the local client:
-===== Create public/private key pair =====
-<code bash>
-ssh-keygen -t rsa
-Enter file to save the key (Enter for default).
-Enter password twice to encrypt key pair.
-</code>
-Two files are created:
-  * $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa = private key (do not share)
-  * $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub = public key (this will go on server)
-===== Put public key on remote server(s) =====
-<code bash>
-ssh-copy-id -i $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@server
-</code>
-If ssh-copy-id is not installed, use scp instead:
-<code bash>
-scp $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@server:~/tmp.pub
-ssh username@server
-cat $HOME/tmp.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys
-rm tmp.pub
-</code>
-===== Ensure ssh-agent is running and add private key passphrase =====
-<code bash>
-eval $(ssh-agent)
-ssh-add
-</code>
-Enter private key passphrase to add private key to the ssh-agent.
-===== Login to server, no password prompt because of ssh-agent/ssh-add =====
-<code bash>
-ssh username@server
-</code>