How to create an ssh key?

I’m not going to talk on the theory of ssh key encryption and all, but how to create one. OpenSSH is needed to be installed in the system to create an ssh key. Generally, OpenSSH comes with Fedora. But, anyways you can do: $ yum install openssh to install it. Once it is installed, do the following : $ ssh-keygen -t rsa You will be prompted to enter the location to store the ssh key files, press Enter for default....

May 5, 2009 · Ratnadeep Debnath