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‎Install and Import Private SSH Key

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‎Windows Key Generation

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==Setting Up an SSH Access to your VPS==

Setting up a Private SSH Key allows you to remote in your Linux VPS (Virtual Private Server) and better manage/automate your server and your processes. Follow the steps below for setting up a Private SSH Key.

==Install and Import Private SSH Key==

===Download PuTTY===

NOTE: Even if you already have PuTTY check to see if there is a newer version available.

#Download and install PuTTY from [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html].
#Choose an Installer. Example: putty-0.64-installer.exe

===Generate a Public Key===
#After installation open the PuTTY Key Generator.
#Click Generate.
#To generate a key, move the mouse around in the blank area while the key is generating.
#Change the "Key comment" to your personal e-mail address. Avoid email address that start with users like admin@ or support@
#The Key will look something like rsa-key-20131204, change it to user@domain.com.
#Enter a Really Good "Key passphrase" and confirm it. The Key should meet strict password standards. Store or memorize this passphrase.
#Copy the entire public key and paste it somewhere, you'll need it shortly.
#Click Save public key to a location you'll remember. Save as the first part of your e-mail address, e.g. user.ppk.

===Importing SSH Key via WHM/cPanel===

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#Edit the .ppk file in notepad or notepad ++ (enter password when requested)
#Log in to WHM/cPanel using root and the root password in your server details email.
#In the Search section, enter "SSH" in the text box.
#Click on Manage root's SSH Keys

=====Import Public Key=====

#Leave the "Choose a name for this key (defaults to id_dsa):" Blank.
#Enter the .ppk passphrase in the next field.
#From the opened .ppk file, copy the entire contents of the file and paste in the Private Key area
#Create your Key: Take ssh-rsa from the top of the file and put in front of the Public Key and take the user in the "comment:" and put at the end of the Public Key.

Which will look like the following:

ssh-rsa AAAAAAEWdddjhfe9dFFFkeid99KKd...bunch of characters(no spaces here)...RID444KdddDIkeidA= user@domain.com

*Paste in the Public Key text field and select Import.

===Importing SSH Key via root Access===

#Open PuTTY
#Under the Sessions menu, input the IP address of the server.
#Make sure that the SSH button is selected.
#Click Open.
#Use root as the login name.
#Enter the root password.

Edit the authorized_key file

nano .ssh/authorized_keys

*If you haven't done so, create your Key: Copy the public key from the .ppk file, add ssh-rsa in front of it (single space) and after "=" put the user name user@domain.com (single space). See above for example.
*Add your key to authorized_keys (single line)
*Save
*Return to root and run "service sshd restart"

==Connecting with Private SSH Key==

===Using PuTTY with Windows===

#Opent PuTTY and go to SSH>>Auth
#Browse for your Private Key on your computer.
#Open it: the file location will be listed if done properly.
#Go back to "Session" and Highlight "Default Settings" and Save

*Now Connect to the IP address using port 22

===Connecting with Mac OS X or Linux===

To connect via SSH to your server:

#Open a terminal session.
#Issue the following command:

ssh -p $port $user@$IP

Where $port is meant to stand for the port number. 
$user is meant to stand for your username (First part of your ppk user name). 
$IP is meant to stand for your IP address of your server.

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 *Save
 *Return to root and run "service sshd restart"
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-===Windows Key Generation===
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 #Download and install PuTTY and PuTTY Gen from [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html]. Or get the installer for everything.
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 #Copy the entire public key and paste it somewhere, you'll need it shortly.
 #Click <b>Save public key</b> to a location you'll remember. Save as the first part of your e-mail address, e.g. user.ppk.
 ===Mac OS Key Generation===

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 ==Install and Import Private SSH Key==
-===Download PuTTY===
+===Windows Key Generation===
-<b>NOTE: Even if you already have PuTTY check to see if there is a newer version available.</b>
+#Download and install PuTTY and PuTTY Gen from [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html]. Or get the installer for everything.
-#Download and install PuTTY from [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html].
+=====Generate a Public Key=====
-#This will also install PuTTY Generator
-#Choose an Installer. Example: putty-0.64-installer.exe
 #After installation open the <b>PuTTY Key Generator</b>.
 #Click Generate.
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 #Copy the entire public key and paste it somewhere, you'll need it shortly.
 #Click <b>Save public key</b> to a location you'll remember. Save as the first part of your e-mail address, e.g. user.ppk.
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 #In the Search section, enter "SSH" in the text box.
 #Click on Manage root's SSH Keys
 =====Import Public Key=====