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| - | SSH-key are used a lot in many applications such as git, to access an account without the need for username and password. | + | ======SSH key authentication====== |
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| + | SSH-keys are used a lot in many applications such as git, to access an account without the need for username and password. It is also more safe since there is the need of actual data present in your pc, which cannot be "guessed", unlike many passwords. | ||
| Once created you can log in to the shell using your username and password for the first time. In order to set up ssh-key based authentication you just need to add your public key to the authorized_keys file in the .ssh folder. | Once created you can log in to the shell using your username and password for the first time. In order to set up ssh-key based authentication you just need to add your public key to the authorized_keys file in the .ssh folder. | ||
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| - | ***to be added soon*** | + | Creating SSH keys is a platform specific procedure. |
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| + | For Windows users detailed instructions can be found at:\\ | ||
| + | https://www.ssh.com/ssh/putty/windows/puttygen \\ | ||
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| + | For Linux, Mac, and Termux (Android) users detailed instructions can be found at: \\ | ||
| + | https://www.ssh.com/ssh/keygen | ||