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How To Set Up SSH Keys

Step One—Create the RSA Key Pair

Create the key pair on the client machine:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

Step Two—Copy the Public Key

Once the key pair is generated, place the public key on the virtual server:

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh user@123.45.56.78 "cd ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

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