SSH

SSH

2 ways to authenticate 1. Username and password 2. SSh Key pair Key pair = public key + private key

Private Key = Secret key. Is stored securely on the client machine Public Key = Public. Can be shared, e.g. with the remote server

• SSH service always runs on port 22 of the server

Creating a ssh key pair

ssh-keygen -t rsa

• adding public key to the authorized keys
• in the authorized_key in the .ssh/authorized_keys paste the key in the id_rsa.pub