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Correct file permissions for ssh keys and config.
cd
cd~
cd .ssh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "pl0xy@users.noreply.github.com" -f ./id_rsa
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "pl0xy@users.noreply.github.com" -f ./github_rsa
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "pl0xy@users.noreply.github.com" -f ./mozilla_rsa
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
cd
cd~
cd .ssh
ssh-add ./id_rsa
ssh-add ./github_rsa
ssh-add ./mozilla_rsa
cd
cd~
# Create directories and touch files in case they are not there already
mkdir -p .ssh/authorized_keys
mkdir -p .ssh/known_hosts
touch .ssh/config
# Directories
chmod 700 .ssh
chmod 644 .ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 644 .ssh/known_hosts
# Files
chmod 644 .ssh/config
chmod 600 .ssh/id_rsa
chmod 644 .ssh/id_rsa.pub
chmod 600 .ssh/github_rsa
chmod 644 .ssh/github_rsa.pub
chmod 600 .ssh/mozilla_rsa
chmod 644 .ssh/mozilla_rsa.pub
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