How do I create a host key file to use with my applications as I can not use system defined /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key for non-root account under Linux / Unix / Apple OS X / *BSD operating systems?
You need to use a command called ssh-keygen. This command generates, manages and converts authentication keys for ssh. It can create RSA keys for use by SSH protocol version 1 and RSA or DSA keys for use by SSH protocol version 2. he type of key to be generated is specified with the -t option. If invoked without any arguments, ssh-keygen will generate an RSA key for use in SSH protocol 2 connections. The -f option specifies the filename of the key file.

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Nov 10, 2011  How to Generate A Public/Private SSH Key Linux By Damien – Posted on Nov 10, 2011 Nov 18, 2011 in Linux If you are using SSH frequently to connect to a remote host, one of the way to secure the connection is to use a public/private SSH key so no password is transmitted over the network and it can prevent against brute force attack.

  • According to the line debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-with-mic, ssh password authentication is disabled and apparently you are not using public key authentication. Login to your server using console and open /etc/ssh/sshdconfig file with an editor with root user and look for line PasswordAuthentication then set it's value to yes and finally restart sshd service.
  • Apr 02, 2019  SSH keys offer a highly secure manner of logging into a server with SSH as against mere dependence on a password. While a password stands the risk of being finally cracked, SSH keys are rather impossible to decipher using brute force.

Why create a new host key files?

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You may need a new key file:

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  1. Your system is compromised.
  2. Your keys are stolen.
  3. You forgotten the passphrase.
  4. Your application need a new host key.
  5. You can not read the default system key files stored in /etc/ssh/ directory but your non-root application needs key.
  6. You got an error message which read as “Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key*”.

ssh-keygen Syntax

The syntax is:

Example

Create a host key file in your $HOME/.ssh/myapp as follows. /google-gcloud-generate-new-keys.html. First, create a directory to store your host key file, enter:
$ mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh/myapp
To create a host RSAv2 key file, run:
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -f $HOME/.ssh/myapp/rsa_key_file
Sample outputs:

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Type the following commands to verify the keys:
$ ls -l $HOME/.ssh/myapp/
Sample outputs:

You can now use keys with your app:
$ mycool-app -key $HOME/.ssh/myapp/rsa_key_file -d

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