Generate New Ssh Host Keys

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Jun 04, 2019 You should get an SSH host key fingerprint along with your credentials from a server administrator. Knowing the host key fingerprint and thus being able to verify it is an integral part of securing an SSH connection. It prevents man-in-the-middle attacks. Safely obtaining host key. An SSH Key allows you to log into your server without needing a password. SSH Keys can be automatically added to servers during the installation process. Creating an SSH key on Windows. The simplest way to create SSH key on Windows is to use PuTTYgen. Download and run PuTTYgen. Click the 'Generate' button. Dec 18, 2019 If the command above prints something like No such file or directory or no matches found it means that you don’t have SSH keys on your client machine and you can proceed with the next step, and generate SSH key pair. If there are existing keys, you can either use those and skip the next step or backup up the old keys and generate new ones. Now, when you're deploying servers you will be able to select which SSH keys you want to add to the newly deployed server. Remember to select the keys before the initial server deployment, otherwise you will need to log into the newly created server and add the SSH keys manually. SSH keys are only available for Linux and FreeBSD.

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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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Why create a new host key files?

You may need a new key file:

Your system is compromised.
Your keys are stolen.
You forgotten the passphrase.
Your application need a new host key.
You can not read the default system key files stored in /etc/ssh/ directory but your non-root application needs key.
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. 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:

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

Creating an SSH key on Windows

The simplest way to create SSH key on Windows is to use PuTTYgen.

Download and run PuTTYgen.
Click the 'Generate' button.
For additional security, you can enter a key passphrase. This will be required to use the SSH key, and will prevent someone with access to your key file from using the key.
Once the key has been generated, click 'Save Private Key'. Make sure you save this somewhere safe, as it is not possible to recover this file if it gets lost
Select all of the text in the 'Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file'. This is what you would need to enter into the control panel to use the SSH key.

Creating an SSH key on Linux

The tools to create and use SSH are standard, and should be present on most Linux distributions. With the following commands, you can generate ssh key.

Run: ssh-keygen -t rsa. For a more secure 4096-bit key, run: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
Press enter when asked where you want to save the key (this will use the default location).
Enter a passphrase for your key.
Run cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub - this will give you the key in the proper format to paste into the control panel.
Make sure you backup the ~/.ssh/id_rsa file. This cannot be recovered if it is lost.

Adding an SSH key to your control panel

Once you're logged in, go to https://my.vultr.com/sshkeys.
Click 'Add SSH Key'.
Enter a descriptive name for the key.
Paste in your SSH public key. This is a long string beginning with 'ssh-rsa'. You should have saved this from when you generated your key.
Click 'Add SSH Key'.
Now, when you're deploying servers you will be able to select which SSH keys you want to add to the newly deployed server. Remember to select the keys before the initial server deployment, otherwise you will need to log into the newly created server and add the SSH keys manually.

Limitations

SSH keys are only available for Linux and FreeBSD. They are not supported for Windows, custom ISOs, nor snapshot restores.
SSH keys can only be managed from the control panel during deployment. You cannot use the control panel to manage them on an already-installed instance.

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Connecting to a server using an SSH key from a Windows client

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Download and run the PuTTY SSH client.
Type the IP address or Username + IP address ( user@x.x.x.x ) of the destination server under the 'Host Name' field on the 'Session' category.
Navigate to the 'Connection -> SSH -> Auth' category (left-hand side).
Click 'Browse..' near 'Private key file for authentication'. Choose the private key file (ending in .ppk) that you generated earlier with PuTTYgen.
Click 'Open' to initiate the connection.
When finished, end your session by pressing Ctrl+d.

Connecting to a server using an SSH key from a Linux client

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Check that your Linux operating system has an SSH client installed ( which ssh ). If a client is not installed, you will need to install one.
Initiate a connection: ssh -i /path/to/id_rsa user@x.x.x.x
When finished, end your session by pressing Ctrl+d.