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RSA authorization setup instructions
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Generate a key pair:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

Press enter when it prompts for file location Enter a passphrase (simple one will do - it's only ever important if your private key (the one on your machine) gets compromised)

This will create a .ssh/ folder with two files - id_rsa and id_rsa.pub in your home directory.

Copy your public key to the server,

and move it into .ssh directory as "authorized_keys" file (given you don't have ssh keys on the server already - if you do, you probably know how to just add the new key to the existing authorized_keys file):

ssh username@hostname.org mkdir .ssh;
scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@hostname.org:~/.ssh/authorized_keys

update permissions (on the server):

ssh username@hostname.org if you entered a passphrase for rsa keys, it will be prompted now chmod 700 .ssh; chmod 640 .ssh/authorized_keys

Now you're all set.

Connect to the server as usual. You should be logged in directly.

Profit.

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