How to create SSH keys

Modified on Wed, 13 Oct, 2021 at 8:32 PM

Windows

Step 1 Open Git Bash

Step 2 Execute the following command. Replace [email protected] with your own email address.

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

The command will ask you the following. Press enter.

Enter a file in which to save the key

The command will ask you to enter a passphrase. You can leave this empty, but anyone with the keys can use it. We recommend to use a strong passphrase. You will need to enter this with every new SSH connection.

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):

Repeat the passphrase:

Enter same passphrase again:

Step 3 Get your public SSH key using the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

MacOS

Step 1 Open terminal

Step 2 Execute the following command. Replace [email protected] with your own email address.

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

The command will ask you the following. Press enter.

Enter a file in which to save the key

The command will ask you to enter a passphrase. You can leave this empty, but anyone with the keys can use it. We recommend to use a strong passphrase. You will need to enter this with every new SSH connection.

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):

Repeat the passphrase:

Enter same passphrase again:

Step 3 Get your public SSH key using the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Linux

Step 1 Open terminal

Step 2 Execute the following command. Replace [email protected] with your own email address.

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

The command will ask you the following. Press enter.

Enter a file in which to save the key

The command will ask you to enter a passphrase. You can leave this empty, but anyone with the keys can use it. We recommend to use a strong passphrase. You will need to enter this with every new SSH connection.

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):

Repeat the passphrase:

Enter same passphrase again:

Step 3 Get your public SSH key using the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

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