The latest articles on DEV Community by Omid Shojaee (@omidshojaee). https://dev.to/omidshojaee https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F555660%2F85243445-cbcc-4cf6-b1e9-997da4dce4c3.png https://dev.to/omidshojaee en Omid Shojaee Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:34:50 +0000 https://dev.to/omidshojaee/ssh-copy-id-command-on-any-machine-18k3 https://dev.to/omidshojaee/ssh-copy-id-command-on-any-machine-18k3 <p>The first step to harden a Linux machine is to enable passwordless logins and disable password-based authentication.</p> <p>However, the passwordless login requires a pair of public/private SSH keys, and the public key should be copied to the server and stored in a file named <code>authorized_keys</code> located in the <code>.ssh</code> folder inside user's home directory.</p> <p>One simple way to do that is to use a command called <code>ssh-copy-id</code>, but this command is not available on Windows and Mac machines.</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/omidshojaee/ssh-copy-id" rel="noopener noreferrer">In this repository</a>, you'll find a Python implementation of <code>ssh-copy-id</code> command for all platforms.</p> python linux ssh