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How to Create an SSH Key Pair in Linux

This is site is to show how to create an SSH Key pair,
which can be used to create an SSH authenticated method
to create a login to log into other SSH services,
and computers and virtual computers with SSH services.

Commands

ssh-keygen -b 8192

  • Follow the steps
  • A filename will be needed or the default can be used.
  • A password can be entered to unlock the key,
    that will need to be entered before it can be used to SSH onto anything.