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How to generate RS256 Key Pair for Mac & Linux
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rs256.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Generate rsa keys pair
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f rs256.rsa
# Don't add passphrase
openssl rsa -in rs256.rsa -pubout -outform PEM -out rs256.rsa.pub
# Done
cat rs256.rsa
cat rs256.rsa.pub
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innomatrix commented Jun 25, 2023 •
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In Ubunutu (22) the first command shall be rather:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -m PEM -f rs256.rsa

otherwise you might encounter: Could not read private key from rs256.rsa.

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