How to generate an ssh key pair
let 's suppose that you want to generate an ssh key in order to connect to the machine called "enigma".1. Generating the key
[root@enigma ~]# cd /root/.ssh
[root@enigma .ssh]# ssh-keygen -t rsa
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/root/.ssh/id_rsa): enigma_key
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in enig_key.
Your public key has been saved in enigma_key.pub.
The key fingerprint is: 91:c3:d9:ed:82:38:10:bc:28:d8:27:6b:04:ea:08:be root@enigma
Two files are created:
private key enigma_key, you can rename it to enigma_key.pem
public key: enigma_key.pub
2. Authorizing the generated key to connect to enigma
Append the content of enig_key.pub to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
you can now use enigma_key.pem to connect to enigma from another machine.
