## TITLE: SSH - CREATE SSH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE KEY PAIR
## OS:    BASH / SSH
## LAST DOC MODIFY: 2011-11-18

USER= yourmom
server= 10.0.1.30

# CREATE A DIR IN HOME
mkdir ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh


# USE SSH KEYGEN TOOL (-t is followed by encryption type) (-N is followed by passphrase) (-f where private key should go)
# CREATES id_dsa (PRIVATE KEY) AND id_dsa.pub (PUBLIC KEY)
ssh-keygen -t dsa -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_dsa


# WILL ASK FOR SERVER PASSWORD
# && ONLY DO WHAT FOLLOWS IF FIRST COMMAND IS SUCCESSFULL
ssh $USER@$server 'mkdir ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh' 


# COPY PUBLIC KEY TO SERVER USING AN SSH COPY TOOL AND RENAME ON SERVER
# -q (quiet)
scp -q ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub $USER@$server:~/.ssh/authorized_keys2


# TEST CONNECTION
ssh $USER@$server 'echo Hello from $HOSTNAME'


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