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fixed pathname ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (was ~/.ss/id_rsa.pub)
# Generate the key-pair by issuing the command:<br><source>ssh-keygen -t rsa</source>
'''NOTE:''' When issuing this command, you will end up with the files: '''~/.ssh/id_rsa''' and '''~/.ssssh/id_rsa.pub''' (private and public keys). So far, this topic is generally a repeat of OPS235 lab7. What you may '''<u>not</u>''' know is that by using a '''"trick"''' (the ''magic'' of public key cryptography), you can SSH to a Linux machine without using a password! Learning to perform this trick is <u>'''essential'''</u> in this course and in the industry in general. SSH keys are used everywhere that Linux servers are used.
If you have the private key, you can prove to someone who has your public key that you are indeed the '''actual owner of that public key'''. That is how ssh key authentication works. You are then only required to transfer your public key to a remote server.