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SSH Keys

Removing Old Keys

$ cd .ssh
$ mkdir key_backup
$ cp id_rsa* key_backup/
$ rm id_rsa*

Creating A New Key

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "runeimp@gmail.com"
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/mgardner/.ssh/id_rsa): 
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): ImpLock
Enter same passphrase again: ImpLock
Your identification has been saved in /Users/mgardner/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /Users/mgardner/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
78:6c:a9:97:ed:56:f6:86:08:e3:0a:1c:c2:5d:21:96 runeimp@gmail.com
The key's randomart image is:
+--[ RSA 2048]----+
|    o..          |
|   .E. .         |
|      .          |
| . . . o .       |
|  o o . S        |
|   o . +oo  o    |
|    o ..oo.+ o   |
|     . ...o . o  |
|      .. ..  .   |
+-----------------+

id_rsa.pub

ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA3iZlvDYmX7byeP2eXr7Vj/K806oDtmtP+dqtHOeFHrSuL0ProYMG46YJVx9yA6i5+Ch3xUJ5XdDT90zBKRW4gh/EhuwTfw5nfFENyHiYU9UELuCM2ea3ND4gAGsnk0rHhBA5E882d1qOekyQi9t6eWP4CGUU0wvG1etnUEwxCtF3bDZEZ8Gt1hvVp1lJDdVVeJLGuUZXQMxltw6bJRxiJlfi4Uub70Sq8B0N2QTzlEaRC9Ha32vsJyFhps9uzduqBsNFTUAR7kbQh5ZrG5Ulf6qc+wllhZZ+xPhiKhUnXRPxPkiLcaCY8qDzLw5hjR3Vz8Ixwly+AZ0sJrU3gufr/Q== runeimp@gmail.com