Ssh without password
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Secure shell (ssh) protocols can be configure to work without protocols. This is particularly helpful for machines that are used often.
Configuring ssh without password from a POSIX-compliant terminal
- Log into a local Linux or MacOSX computer
- Type the following to generate the ssh key:
<source lang='bash'> ssh-keygen -t dsa </source>
- Accept the default key location by pressing
Enter. - Secure permission of your authentication keys by closing permission to your home directory, .ssh directory, and authentication files
<source lang='bash'> chmod go-w $HOME chmod 700 $HOME/.ssh chmod go-rwx $HOME/.ssh/* </source>
- Type the following to copy the key to the remote server.
<source lang='bash'> cd ~/.ssh scp id_dsa.pub remote_username@remote_host:/tmp </source>