How to setup SSH key to a server


This article shows how to setup SSH key to a server.

🐡 Create SSH key

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C xxx@gmail.com

🐝 Copy SSH public key to server

# install ssh-copy-id
brew install ssh-copy-id

ssh-copy-id -i /path/to/ssh-key hoge_user@hogehoge.hoge.com

🚕 Disable password login

sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config and edit the file:
(Set no to the following lines)

PasswordAuthentication no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

🎂 Restart SSH service

sudo systemctl restart sshd

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