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How to generate RS256 Key Pair for Mac & Linux with passphrase
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rs256.rsa.md

Without passphrase

Generate rsa keys pair and don't add passphrase

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f rs256.rsa
openssl rsa -in rs256.rsa -pubout -outform PEM -out rs256.rsa.pub
cat rs256.rsa
cat rs256.rsa.pub

With passphrase

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -m PEM -f rs256.rsa
openssl rsa -in rs256.rsa -pubout -outform PEM -out rs256.rsa.pub
cat rs256.rsa
cat rs256.rsa.pub
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