Linux Generate RSA SSH Keys

To generate RSA SSH keys in Linux, you can use the ssh-keygen command. Here's a general outline of the steps you can follow:

1. Open a terminal and run the following command:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

This will start the key generation process. You will be prompted to specify a location for the key pair and a passphrase.

2. To specify a location for the key pair, you can either accept the default location (~/.ssh/id_rsa) or specify a different location by entering the path.

3. To specify a passphrase, you can either leave the field blank and press Enter (to create an unencrypted key) or enter a passphrase and press Enter.

4. When the key generation process is complete, you will see a message similar to the following:

Your identification has been saved in /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.

This means that your RSA SSH keys have been generated and saved to the specified location. The private key (id_rsa) is the key that you will use to authenticate yourself when connecting to an SSH server, while the public key (id_rsa.pub) is the key that you will share with the SSH server to establish the connection.

Note: If you specified a passphrase when generating the keys, you will be prompted to enter the passphrase each time you use the private key to authenticate with an SSH server.