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# SSH key creation procedure | # SSH key creation procedure | ||
- | This little guide is there to help you with the creation of your SSH key. This key will then be used for SSH connection | + | This little guide is there to help you with the creation of your SSH key. This key will then be used for SSH connections |
## Unix | ## Unix | ||
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- | Replace | + | The part in braces '[ ]' is optional and omitting it will generate key files at the default location ($HOME/ |
- | Two files will be created | + | |
1. The public key will have the *.pub* extension. This **is** the key that you will send us. | 1. The public key will have the *.pub* extension. This **is** the key that you will send us. | ||
2. The private key should **never** be sent to anyone, even us, and remain secret. | 2. The private key should **never** be sent to anyone, even us, and remain secret. | ||
- | You can get more info about the `ssh-keygen` command in the **manpage** (which can be found [there](http:// | + | You can get more info about the `ssh-keygen` command in the **manpage** (which can be found [here](http:// |
## Windows | ## Windows |
ssh_key_help.txt · Last modified: 2016/12/12 10:24 by onicolas