Adding notes about ssh key generation 1

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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ On the new host
ssh-keygen -t ecdsa
```
you could add a -C for comment and then add your emaiul address but... meh
You could add a -C for comment and then add your emaiul address but... meh
Example
@@ -38,4 +38,16 @@ The key's randomart image is:
+----[SHA256]-----+
~$
```
```
This will generate 2 keys in the .ssh folder
```
~/.ssh$ ls
id_ecdsa id_ecdsa.pub
~/.ssh$
```
Use can then cat the .pub file to get the public keyu for that host, which can be added to the authorized_host file of other machines to gain access.
You can also create an authorized_keys on your cost, and add other ssh pub key to allow them to have direct access to this host.