SSH-KEYGEN Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for SSH-KEYGEN command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is SSH-KEYGEN command?
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# To generate an SSH key:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
# To generate a 4096-bit SSH key:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
# To generate a FIDO/U2F token-backed key:
ssh-keygen -t ed25519-sk
# To generate a FIDO2 resident key:
ssh-keygen -t ed25519-sk -O resident
# To update a passphrase on a key:
ssh-keygen -p -P -N -f
# To remove a passphrase on a key:
ssh-keygen -p -P -N '' -f
# To generate a 4096 bit RSA key with a passphase and comment containing the user and hostname:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "$USER@$HOSTNAME" -P
# To print the fingerprint of a public key:
ssh-keygen -lf
# To print the Github-style (MD5) fingerprint of a public key:
ssh-keygen -E md5 -lf
# To download resident keys from a FIDO2 authenticator to the current directory:
ssh-keygen -K
# To view the public key associated with a private key:
ssh-keygen -y -f >
ssh-keygen -y -f ~/.ssh/private-key > ~/.ssh/public-key.pub
Check out the SSH-KEYGEN command documentation .
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