Use this action to create key-pairs for public-private-key authentication with a SSH2-protected CVS server.
Select the type of the key and the public key format. If you are unsure what to use, contact the documentation of your SSH server or ask the administrator.
Type in the passphrase to secure the private key and retype it to prevent input errors.
Enter or choose the file name of the private key file. For the public key file name, .pub is automatically appended.
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The generated private key file should never leave your machine. Upload the public key file to your SSH server and register it according to the SSH server manual. For a Cygwin OpenSSH server, for example, create a file $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys and copy the generated public key file's content into this file. Then prefix this line with a 'from="*" ' (without single quotes) and save the file. |