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Generate SSH Key in Dropbear
#!/bin/bash
KEY_DIR="/mnt/sda1/.ssh"
# Make directories
mkdir -p "$KEY_DIR"
# Generate an RSA key using dropbear
dropbearkey -t rsa -f "${KEY_DIR}/id_rsa"
# Output Public Key
dropbearkey -y -f "${KEY_DIR}/id_rsa" | grep "^ssh-rsa " > "${KEY_DIR}/id_rsa.pub"
# Show Public Key
cat "${KEY_DIR}/id_rsa.pub"
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