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+This HowTo teaches you how to Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent.
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+Write Access is *ONLY* with "SSH Key-Based Authentication" Allowed+ |
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+Using the SSH protocol, you can connect and authenticate to remote servers and services. With SSH keys, you can connect to Swarmlab.io git Service without supplying your username or password at each visit.
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+1. Generating a new SSH key
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Open Terminal.
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+ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@swarmlab.io"
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This creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label.
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+When you're prompted to "Enter a file in which to save the key," press Enter. This accepts the default file location.+
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+2. Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent
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+Host git.swarmlab.io
+ HostName git.swarmlab.io
+ Preferredauthentications publickey
+ IdentityFile /home/user/.ssh/file_ssh_key (1)
+ User git
+ Port 2222
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+3. Adding a new SSH key to your Swarmlab.io account
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Paste your key into the "Content" field.
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