From 1535a5531635cd34b6db831fcdc605eed59a2edc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludwig Mey <ludwig@meyfamily.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 14:19:51 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] Adding notes about ssh key generation

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+**SSH Key Gen**
+After a fresh install we want to generate an SSH key pair (public and private)
+we can then use this key to ssh onto hosts without having to share passwords.
+
+On the new host
+
+```
+ssh-keygen -t ecdsa
+```
+
+you could add a -C for comment and then add your emaiul address but... meh
+
+
+Example 
+
+```
+~$ ssh-keygen -t ecdsa
+Generating public/private ecdsa key pair.
+Enter file in which to save the key (/home/luddie/.ssh/id_ecdsa):
+Created directory '/home/luddie/.ssh'.
+Enter passphrase for "/home/luddie/.ssh/id_ecdsa" (empty for no passphrase):
+Enter same passphrase again:
+Your identification has been saved in /home/luddie/.ssh/id_ecdsa
+Your public key has been saved in /home/luddie/.ssh/id_ecdsa.pub
+The key fingerprint is:
+SHA256:gA+5oVKPdtlG7JQC5pL3NQ+OokUK7WoosTevWBCd1E0 luddie@debian-base
+The key's randomart image is:
++---[ECDSA 256]---+
+|  +. oE          |
+| B o.+..         |
+|= 1 * X          |
+|.O = / =         |
+|B = B * S        |
+|.X o .           |
+|*.+              |
+|o+ o             |
+|. ...            |
++----[SHA256]-----+
+~$
+
+```
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