The syntax of this command has given below. It supports many options for generating authentication key pairs that have been described later. You can create SSH key pairs by running ssh-keygen with options or without any option. Different ways to create the SSH key pairs have shown in this part of this tutorial.
You have to log in to the server machine where OpenSSH has installed to create the keys. After executing the above command, you can provide the filename where the key will be saved or press the Enter key to save the default filename. Here, the Enter key has been pressed. Next, you can press Enter key again to set the empty password or set the password. The following command will generate the key pairs of the rsa type mentioned in the command with the -t option.
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EMBED for wordpress. The installation package includes putty. It can also be used standalone, without the installation package, by simply copying the executable to a USB stick and running it on a new machine. This way, the user can carry the executable with them. However, this should not be assumed to provide great security - malware on the machine where it is used can still compromise the software cf. CIA hacking tool bothanspy and viruses may get installed on the USB stick whenever it is inserted in a new machine.
See the separate puttygen page on how to create and set up SSH keys with it. It only works on the command line, and does not support graphically dragging and dropping files between systems. See Tectia SSH if you'd like that functionality. Keys are first created with puttygen. Several more modern alternatives are available.
You don't need to worry about a server if you are going to connect to a school or work server. However, if you are planning to use PuTTY to log into your own systems, then you may need to install and enable a server. On some distributions, you may need to install the server.
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