Ssh public key configuration

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zayac edited this page May 4, 2011 · 1 revision

h1. SSH public key configuration

h2. Client

For security reasons it's better to use SSH public key for authorization. All you need to do is to generate key:
```
ssh-keygen -t rsa
```
Use wizard for detailed configuration, but beware that your keys must be stored in ~/.ssh directory.
Now you have to send generated id_rsa.pub to server's administrator.

Server

If a client has gave you the public key, you have to register it. Login as github user.
```
mkdir -p ~/.ssh
chmod 700 ~/.ssh
cat id_dsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
```
IMPORTANT: These commands are useful if you haven't got gitosis setuped. Gitosis is an utility that makes this process easier.