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--- tutorials:remote_access [2018/12/14 02:35] – chkuo
+++ tutorials:remote_access [2019/01/11 17:35] (current) – [Key] chkuo
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 To generate key-pairs, use: <code bash>ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096</code>
-This command will create a pair of private key (''~/.ssh/id_rsa'') and public key (''~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub''). To enable authentication on a remote host, append the public key to the ''~/.ssh/authorized_keys'' file in the remote host.
+This command will create a pair of private key (''~/.ssh/id_rsa'') and public key (''~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub''). To enable authentication on a remote host, append the public key to the ''~/.ssh/authorized_keys'' file in the remote host (this file should be owned by the user and have the ''644'' permissions).
 If the home directory is encrypted, ''authorized_keys'' would not work while within the home directory before the user is logged in. Move the ''authorized_keys'' file and modify ''/etc/ssh/sshd_config'' accordingly.