Adding additional ssh-keygen command examples

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Grant Bremer 2013-08-28 23:06:43 -04:00
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@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ ssh-keygen -t rsa
# To generate a 4096-bit SSH key:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
# To update a passphrase on a key
ssh-keygen -p -P old_passphrase -N new_passphrase -f /path/to/keyfile
# To remove a passphrase on a key
ssh-keygen -p -P old_passphrase -N '' -f /path/to/keyfile
# To generate a 4048 bit RSA key with a passphase and comment containing the user and hostname
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4048 -C "$USER@$HOSTNAME" -P passphrase
# To copy a key to a remote host:
ssh-copy-id username@host