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tldr/pages/common/ssh-keygen.md
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ssh-keygen

Generate ssh keys user for authentication, password-less logins, and other things

  • generate a key interactively

ssh-keygen

  • generate a DSA 2048 bit (default) key

ssh-keygen -t dsa

  • generate an RSA 4096 bit key with your email as a comment

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "{{email}}"

  • Retrieve the key fingerprint from a host (useful for confirming the authenticity of the host when first connecting to it via SSH)

ssh-keygen -l -F {{remote_host}}