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--- linux_wiki:ssh_pub_priv_keys [2014/12/08 20:40]
billdozor
+++ linux_wiki:ssh_pub_priv_keys [2019/05/25 23:50] (current)
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 ====== SSH Pub/Priv Keys ======
-Description: Create public/private key pair to login to remote systems with no password prompt.
+**General Information**
-From the local client:
+Create public/private key pair to login to remote systems with no password prompt.
-===== Create public/private key pair =====
+**Checklist**
+  * Distro(s): Any
+----
+===== From the local client =====
+==== Create public/private key pair ====
 <code bash>
 ssh-keygen -t rsa
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   * $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub = public key (this will go on server)
-===== Put public key on remote server(s) =====
+==== 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:
+If ssh-copy-id is not installed, use scp instead
 <code bash>
 scp $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@server:~/tmp.pub
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 </code>
-===== Ensure ssh-agent is running and add private key passphrase =====
+==== Ensure ssh-agent is running and add private key passphrase ====
 <code bash>
 eval $(ssh-agent)
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 Enter private key passphrase to add private key to the ssh-agent.
-===== Login to server, no password prompt because of ssh-agent/ssh-add =====
+==== Login to server, no password prompt because of ssh-agent/ssh-add ====
 <code bash>
 ssh username@server
 </code>