How to setup a public/private key pair in Windows Terminal for secure shell.

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Commands to copy and paste:

Linux:


mkdir .ssh

chmod 700 .ssh

chmod 700 authorized_keys

rm id_rsa.pub

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

sudo systemctl restart ssh


Windows:


sshkeygen b 4096

( update below with your [user folder], [user], and [host] )
scp C:\Users\[user folder]\.ssh\id_rsa.pub [user]@[host]:~/.ssh