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How to generate a new Ed25519 key

Generate a new Ed25519 key

$ ssh-keygen -o -a 100 -t ed25519
Generating public/private ed25519 key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/caste/.ssh/id_ed25519):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/gert/.ssh/id_ed25519.
Your public key has been saved in /home/gert/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256: [...] gert@hostname
The key's randomart image is: [...]
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