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Private key is for you (client), public is for the server you want to connect to. For SSH autologin add the public key string to the authorized_keys file in `~/.ssh`, and remember to `chmod 600` that folder. To connect with the PuTTy client you'll need to convert the private key to PPK format using PuTTyGen.
 
Private key is for you (client), public is for the server you want to connect to. For SSH autologin add the public key string to the authorized_keys file in `~/.ssh`, and remember to `chmod 600` that folder. To connect with the PuTTy client you'll need to convert the private key to PPK format using PuTTyGen.
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[[File:SSH demo.png|thumb|Generic steps to using a key file, instead of password credentials]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 3 November 2020

You can create SSH keys using the Bash environment on the GPU cluster.

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 will create a private/public pair.

Private key is for you (client), public is for the server you want to connect to. For SSH autologin add the public key string to the authorized_keys file in ~/.ssh, and remember to chmod 600 that folder. To connect with the PuTTy client you'll need to convert the private key to PPK format using PuTTyGen.

Generic steps to using a key file, instead of password credentials