OpenSSH Keys (UNIX)

Creating Your Own Key

To generate a new keypair of your public and private key, use the ssh-keygen tool:

local $ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C username@organization.example.com' -f additional_key

By default, your private key is saved to the id_rsa file in the .ssh directory and your public key is saved to the id_rsa.pub file.

Adding SSH Key to Linux System SSH Agent

1. Check if SSH Agent is running:

   eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

2. Add the key to SSH Agent:

   ssh-add ~/.ssh/name_of_your_ssh_key_file

3. Verify the key Added to SSH Agent:

   ssh-add -l

Managing Your SSH Key

To manage your SSH key for authentication to clusters, see the SSH Key Management section.