# Generate ssh public keypair $ cd ~/.ssh $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "EMAIL" Filename: EMAIL Passphrase: choose appropriate passphrase $ ssh-add EMAIL # Enable ssh-agent $ ssh-agent bash $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa $ ssh username@remote # Change private ssh key passphrase $ ssh-keygen -p Enter file in which the key is (~/.ssh/id_rsa): test_key Enter old passphrase: Key has comment 'test_key' Enter new passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again: Your identification has been saved with the new passphrase. # Show fingerprint of specified public key $ ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub 2048 fd:52:c5:f0:6b:b5:37:38:d7:93:e8:58:ab:bf:72:52 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub $ ssh-keygen -lf id_rsa.pub 2048 e1:0a:a4:27:66:a7:6f:c8:77:cb:8d:d7:bd:f3:8f:d7 id_rsa.pub (RSA)