Using SSH Keys

Connecting in SSH mode with its public key (with or rather than use the connection via password) offers some advantages: enhanced security, the ability to define a "blank" password, etc. Here are the steps to follow to configure your SSH account with a public key.

Generate the private key

In Windows

The actions are performed using PuTTY, an SSH client available free of charge.

• Start PuTTYGen (supplied by PuTTy),
• Generate a pair of SSH-2 ED25519 keys,
• Save the private key on your station.

In Unix / OS X

$ mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh
$ chmod 0700 $HOME/.ssh
$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519

Declare the SSH key on the server

Navigate to the Remote Access > SSH/SFTP > SSH Keys - 🔑 menu of the desired SSH user.

Then click on Add a SSH Key.