ssh-keygen
command to generate SSH public and private key files. By default, these files are created in the ~/.ssh directory. You can specify a different location, and an optional password (passphrase) to access the private key file. If an SSH key pair with the same name exists in the given location, those files are overwritten.--generate-ssh-keys
option. The key files are stored in the ~/.ssh directory unless specified otherwise with the --ssh-dest-key-path
option. The --generate-ssh-keys
option will not overwrite existing key files, instead returning an error. In the following command, replace VMname and RGname with your own values:cat
command, replacing ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
with the path and filename of your own public key file if needed:pbcopy
. Similarly in Linux, you can pipe the public key file to programs such as xclip
.--ssh-key-values
option. In the following command, replace VMname, RGname, and keyFile with your own values:--ssh-key-values sshkey-desktop.pub sshkey-laptop.pub
.authorized_keys
file'. This is what you would need to enter into the control panel to use the SSH key.ssh-keygen -t rsa
. For a more secure 4096-bit key, run: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
- this will give you the key in the proper format to paste into the control panel.~/.ssh/id_rsa
file. This cannot be recovered if it is lost.[email protected]
) of the destination server under the 'Host Name' field on the 'Session' category..ppk
) that you generated earlier with PuTTYgen.Ctrl+d
.which ssh
). If a client is not installed, you will need to install one.ssh -i /path/to/id_rsa [email protected]
Ctrl+d
.