When copying the ssh key, what to copy in the authorized_keys file?

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I am trying this out and I am sorry if this is a stupid question but do I copy this part of the key in to the authorized_keys file?

—–BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY—–

—–END RSA PRIVATE KEY—–

or Do I just copy the actual key in between those two pieces.

Thanks,
Michael

Answer 1

KFSys October 7, 2019

You need to copy your public key not your private one. The public key is located in the following file

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

You need to copy it’s content and paste in your server’s ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file

Regards,
Kalin

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