Difference between revisions of "Creating your ssh keys (private/public)"
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open any terminal application | open any terminal application | ||
| − | ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@ | + | ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" |
# Enter file in which to save the key | # Enter file in which to save the key | ||
# Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): | # Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): | ||
# Enter passphrase again | # Enter passphrase again | ||
| − | replace the "your_email@ | + | replace the "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" with your actual email address. You can use the default for the file name to generate the key. |
| − | Copy the key to your | + | Copy the key to your a file with yourName.pub |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | For example: | |
| + | cp .ssh/id_rsa.pub steve.pub | ||
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| + | Send the key to steve@gaslightmedia.com. Also note in the email message which machine this was from. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:25, 21 August 2014
To create your public/private keys
Windows users
open the Git Bash window
Linux users
open any terminal application
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" # Enter file in which to save the key # Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): # Enter passphrase again
replace the "your_email@gaslightmedia.com" with your actual email address. You can use the default for the file name to generate the key.
Copy the key to your a file with yourName.pub
For example:
cp .ssh/id_rsa.pub steve.pub
Send the key to steve@gaslightmedia.com. Also note in the email message which machine this was from.
