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  1. intrepidws revised this gist Dec 30, 2019. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    **Should use password**
    **!!! SHOULD USE PASSWORD !!!**

    Generate an SSH key, using PEM (and not the new default RFC4716):
    `ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`
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    `ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`

    For an older key that needs to be converted to PEM, run this:
    `ssh-keygen -p -m PEM -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa`
    `ssh-keygen -p -m PEM -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa`

    To copy the public key to the clipboard, do:
    `pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`
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    *Should use password*
    **Should use password**

    Generate an SSH key, using PEM (and not the new default RFC4716):
    `ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`
  5. intrepidws revised this gist Oct 17, 2019. 2 changed files with 7 additions and 7 deletions.
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    *Should use password*

    Generate an SSH key, using PEM (and not the new default RFC4716):
    `ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`

    For an older key that needs to be converted to PEM, run this:
    `ssh-keygen -p -m PEM -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa`
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    For Medis, I think the SSH key cannot have a password? Or it might just need to be the PEM version.

    First Run
    `ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`

    Then Run
    `ssh-keygen -p -m PEM -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa`
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    For Medis, I think the SSH key cannot have a password
    For Medis, I think the SSH key cannot have a password? Or it might just need to be the PEM version.

    First Run
    `ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`
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    For Medis, I think the SSH key cannot have a password

    First Run
    `ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"`

    Then Run
    `ssh-keygen -p -m PEM -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa`