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→Generating a Public/Private Key Pair & Sharing the Public Key
'''Perform the following Steps:'''
# Make certain you are in your '''host ''' machine.
# You will be creating a '''key-pair on your host machine with no password''' (i.e. when generating keypair press enter for all prompts including the password).
# You generate the key-pair by issuing the command:
'''NOTE:''' Always remember that these keys are '''per-user, <u>not</u> per machine'''. This means that sharing a user's public key will only work for that specific user.
== INVESTIGATION 3: PERFORMING & AUTOMATING BACKUPS ==