SSH Keys 1

[Momozone]

I wanted to create an SSH key that will only allow clients with that key connect but will not give the client the option to install that key if they ssh to that box.

For security reasons.

Thanks in advance!

MoMoZoNe

 

[QatQat]

Ok,

here is what you do,

ssh-keygen -t rsa

this will generate a private/public pair of keys with the name you will choose or standard name is_rsa, id_rsa.pub
You will find them in the .ssh durectory, subdirectory of
the user's home (i.e. /root/ or /home/username)

Example:
To register the public key for the user john, login as john and run the above command then

cat /home/john/.ssh/your_public_key_file.pub >> /home/john/.ssh/authorized_keys

Create the file authorized_keys if it doe not exists.

Now, on each client from which the user john has to have access enable ssh-agent

ssh-agent /bin/bash/

then import the private key

ssh-add your_private_key_file

CHeers

QatQat



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