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Dalitso Kasonde
Dalitso Kasonde

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Generate SSH Key on windows

  1. To generate SSH key on your windows PC, Open command prompt (cmd) and type the following command
    ssh-keygen

  2. To save the key to the default location, press enter. Otherwise enter your desired location

  3. Enter a para-phase you can remember or press enter to leave it blank

  4. Re-enter your preferred para-phrase

  5. The system generates your key pair and also displays a randomart image

6.Navigate to the location you had initially accepted, e.g C:\Users\user_name.ssh

7.Two files are available in the folder id_rsa is a private kay.
The public key is id_rsa.pub.This is the SSH key pair.

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