SSH keys

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  • download WinSCP package (including key-generating PuttyGen.exe) here
  • double click puttygen.exe to start it
  • select SSH-2 RSA (default) and click 'generate'
  • 'create some randomness' as instructed on screen
  • leave 'passphrase' fields empty
  • click to save 'private key' as you would need this in client
  • copy (do not use 'save public key' for unix use!) public key as displayed on the top of the screen
  • paste and save the public key into your home directory on unix host, into file .ssh/authorized_keys
  • chmod 700 .ssh
  • chmod 600 authorized_keys
  • also, will not work if your home directory has group permissions until you set StrictModes to 'no'
  • do not forget to restart sshd when making changes to configuration
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