Needless to say, the private key (~/.ssh/id_rsa) should be kept private at all times, and the public key (~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is meant for distribution. This will generate a public/private key pair. Generating keys for the client (your Mac)Ĭlient:~ user$ mkdir ~/.ssh # if it doesn't existĬlient:~ user$ ssh-keygen -q -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -t rsaĮnter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): … Since Mac OS X is just like any other UNIX, this should be basic knowledge. If you already know how to do this, and are just interested in the Mac OS X specific part, skip to the end :) Key generation and exchange
What I am going to explain, is how to get it to work seamlessly on Mac OS X.įirst, I’m going to explain how to get the authentication to work in a client/server configuration. If you want to know (and you should), just read Dave Aaldering’s SSH with Keys HOWTO. I’m not going to explain here what public key authentication is and why you would want to use it for increased security. For those of you who are as lazy as I am, and don’t want to type in and remember all kinds of different passwords for different hosts, it is the solution. One of OpenSSH’s great features is ssh public key authentication. 28 May, 2006 SSH public key authentication on Mac OS X
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