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January 18, 2023 12:11
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The following command will create a new SSH key using ED25519 with an auto-generated comment and unique file name.
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| # Change the service variable to uniquely identify a service or area the key is intended for. | |
| service="github" \ | |
| now=$(date +'%Y%m%d') \ | |
| name="$(whoami)@$(hostname -s | tr +'[:upper:]' +'[:lower:]')" \ | |
| sh -c 'ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519_$name_$service -C "$name-$service-$now"' |
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