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# Generate SSH Key on Linux

## It's very easy to generate a ssh key on Linux!

### Execute the following command to generate a SSH key

`$ ssh-keygen -t rsa Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (/home/sample/.ssh/id\_rsa): Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again: Your identification has been saved in /home/sample/.ssh/id\_rsa. Your public key has been saved in /home/sample/.ssh/id\_rsa.pub. The key fingerprint is: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx sample@localhost.localdomain The key's randomart image is: +--[ RSA 2048]----+ | E. ..o | | . .. o | | o . . o | | . . = | | S ..o= | | ..=ooo | | .oo . | | . .. o | | o+o . .| +-----------------+`

The public and private keys will be saved in **\~/.ssh/id\\\_rsa (PRIVATE KEY)** and **\~/.ssh/id\\\_rsa.pub (PUBLIC KEY)**

#### Copy the output from id\\\_rsa.pub, for example you can use cat/nano/vim:

`$ cat /home/sample/.ssh/id\_rsa.pub ssh-rsa sampleeeeeeeeeeeee sample@localhost.localdomain`

1. Open cPanel

2. Click on **SSH Remote Access**

3. Then go to **Manage SSH Keys**

4. Click on **Import Key**

5. Type name for public key (For example: MyKey1)\<

6. Scroll down and paste the public key into **“Paste the public key into the following text box:”**

7. Click **Import**

8. Back to **Manage Keys**

9. Click on **Manage** on your public key and then **Authorize**

Now, you can access SSH on the server to which you are trying to connect without password authentication

`$ ssh putty@servername -p4747`