SSH with Public Key-Based Authentication | Linux Today

SSH with Public Key-Based Authentication

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 20, 2013

To improve the system security and to enable running automated maintenance tasks on other machines, you can use the key-based authentication instead of standard password authentication.

Key-based authentication uses two keys, one “public” key that anyone is allowed to see, and another “private” key that only the owner is allowed to see.

To securely communicate using key-based authentication, you need to create a public key for the computer you’re logging in from, and securely transmit it to the computer you’re logging in to.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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