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ssh - mac usage#

generating your keypair#

  • open "terminal" (it's in /Applications/Utilities)

  • create your .ssh directory:

mkdir -m 700 ~/.ssh
  • create your keys:

for dd25519 keys:

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -a 100

for rsa keys:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096

  • if you press enter to accept the defaults, your public and private key will be located at ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub and ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 respectively (or ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and ~/.ssh/id_rsa if you chose rsa type)

  • cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub (or cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub for rsa)

  • copy the output of the last command and paste it in the sshkey field on the signup form.

using your keypair#

  • open "terminal" (it's in /Applications/Utilities)

  • ssh to envs.net:

ssh username@envs.net