Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Generate RSA private/public key in ubuntu

Summary:
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Generate RSA private and public key  on ubuntu from ssh.

Step 1:
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open terminal enter the following command

$  ssh-keygen -t rsa


Step 2:
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It will ask some passphrase we can add if require more secure key


Step 3:
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You can view your system public key

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

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