From the client: mkdir ~/.ssh chmod 700 ~/.ssh ssh-keygen -t rsa By default the key files (id_rsa = private, id_rsa.pub = public) will be created here: ~/.ssh/ sftp the id_rsa.pub file to the remote machine, and drop it in ~/.ssh. If you’re using OpenSSH on the remote machine, do this to append the file to … Continue reading Using public keys with ssh