On 17/02/2008, Erez D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > #generate keys: > ssh-keygen -t dsa > #copy to destenation > scp .ssh/id_dsa.pub <target_machin>:/<path to home>/.ssh/authorized_keys2 > #(actually you should append to destenation instead of copying to it)
1. Be careful not to override your default key (in case you have one already). Use a separate key for this job. 2. At least on Debian Etch and CentOS 5, there is "ssh-copy-id" to help you transfer the public key conveniently. 3. Consider adding a "command=" parameter to the remote authorized_keys2 file to limit the commands which can be executed in case the private key gets stolen. You can also limit the host from which the public key will be accepted using the "from=" command. See "man sshd". --Amos
