For example, if you have a desktop computer with a key and want to copy the key to a laptop that already has an id_rsa file, you can rename the desktop keys to id_rsa_desktop and id_rsa_desktop.pub, put them in the /Users//.ssh (macOS) or /home//.ssh (Linux) directory on the laptop, and ssh with a specific key using the -i flag.
ssh Make sure that the file permissions are set to read/write/execute only for the user chmod go-rwx. You can generate keys with the ssh-keygen command: ssh-keygen -t ed25519 Generating public/private ed25519 key pair. ssh Directory Change to the home directory cd / Create a SSH directory name. Now that youve got an SSH key set up, use the SSH URL the next time you clone a repository. Then you will generate a public and private key for your account, launch the Terminal and punch in some commands: Create a. Bitbucket sends you an email to confirm the addition of the key. Paste the copied public key into the SSH Key field. If there is already id_rsa file on the second computer, it is possible to rename the key to something else and then specify the key name when making an SSH connection. Enter a Label for your new key, for example, Default public key. ssh directory and set the permissions on the key files as follows:Ĭd /Users//.ssh (macOS) or cd /Users//.ssh (Linux) chmod 644 id_rsa.pub chmod 600 id_rsa Multiple keys Mkdir /Users//.ssh chmod 700 /Users//.ssh Create. As the key is being generated, move the mouse around the blank area as directed. If you’d like to use a different algorithm GitHub recommends Ed25519, for examplethen you’d type ssh-keygen -t ed25519. In our tests on Windows 11, it created a 2048-bit RSA key. This will automatically generate the SSH keys. Click Generate to generate a public/private key pair. Whether you use Command Prompt or Windows Terminal, type ssh-keygen and hit Enter. In the Number of bits in a generated key box, enter 2048. Next, you will be prompted to provide the location where you want to create the private key file: Enter file in which to save the key ( /home/youruser/.
Set the Type of key to generate option to SSH-2 RSA. You can generate an SSH key pair in Mac OS following these steps: In the terminal, use the following command to start the key generation. ssh directory doesn't exist, create it and set the appropriate permissions as follows: Create. The PuTTY Key Generator window is displayed.
Enter the following example command that will start the generation process ssh-keygen -t rsa -b.
ssh directory is located at /Users//.ssh (macOS) or /home//.ssh (Linux). Open Terminal for Mac or Command Prompt for Windows 2.
ssh directory and copy the id_rsa and id_rsa.pub files to the same location on a new computer. It is possible to copy your key from one computer to another to avoid the need to generate multiple keys. To share the public key, copy the entire output of that file.