Generating an SSH keypair in Linux on 3Engines Cloud🔗¶
In order to generate an SSH keypair in Linux, we recommend using the command ssh-keygen.
If system does not see this packet installed, install the latest updates:
- Ubuntu and Debian family
-
``` sudo apt-get update && apt-get install openssh-client
```
- CentOS and Red Hat
-
``` sudo yum install openssh-clients
```
After that, use the following command in terminal:
with additional flags:
-t- rsa authentication key type
-b- 4096 bit length, 2048 if not specified. Available values: 1024, 2048, 4096. The greater the value, the more complicated the key will be.
-C- user@server name for identification at the end of the file
-f- ~/.ssh/keys/keylocation location of folder with ssh keys
-N- passphrase, can be omitted if user prefers connecting without additional key security
Application will ask for the name of the key. Press Enter for defaults:
- id_rsa for private and
- id_rsa.pub for public key and passphrase (pressing Enter ignores it).
Next, ssh-keygen will show
- location, where the keys are saved,
- fingerprint of keypair and certain
- semi-graphic image as expression of randomness in generating unique key.
To avoid problem with rejecting files due to too open permissions, navigate to the folder containing both keys and enter command: