: The private key must be kept secure and is used by your local SSH client to authenticate with remote servers.
When you run "ssg keygen", it seems like there might be a slight confusion or typo in the command. The correct command to generate SSH keys is usually: ssg keygen
The command "ssg keygen" is related to generating a key for Secure Shell (SSH). SSH is a cryptographic network protocol used for secure command-line, login, and data transfer. It is typically used for managing and accessing remote servers. : The private key must be kept secure
Replace user with your username on the remote server and hostname with the server's hostname or IP address. SSH is a cryptographic network protocol used for
ssg-keygen -t ed25519 -C "user@host"
: You can create a new SSH key pair by running ssh-keygen . This will prompt you for a location to save the keys and for a passphrase. The key pair consists of a public key (usually id_rsa.pub or id_ed25519.pub ) and a private key (usually id_rsa or id_ed25519 ).
ssg-keygen -t ed25519 -C "deploy@prod-server" -o ~/.ssh/deploy_key