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May 25, 2016
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Caesar Schinas
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Add note on changing password of SSH key
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@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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If you see a long string starting with
`ssh-rsa`
, you can skip the
`ssh-keygen`
step.
If you see a long string starting with
`ssh-rsa`
, you can skip the
`ssh-keygen`
step.
Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter.
To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
```
bash
```
bash
ssh-keygen
-t
rsa
-C
"
$your_email
"
ssh-keygen
-t
rsa
-C
"
$your_email
"
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@@ -29,6 +26,12 @@ pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
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@@ -29,6 +26,12 @@ pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
be used automatically.
be used automatically.
Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter.
If you want to change the password of your key later, you can use the following
command:
`ssh-keygen -p <keyname>`
Use the command below to show your public key:
Use the command below to show your public key:
**Windows Command Line:**
**Windows Command Line:**
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