What is an SSH key

An SSH key (has a public and private part) serves to connect a client to a server. Additionally, it is an automatic process. That is, you do not have to enter your password each time you access the service. In addition, it is not necessary to send the password over the Internet. The nature of the key prevents brute-force attacks. This prevents a potential attacker from guessing the credentials correctly. Please note that security is a critical issue.

How to create an SSH key in Windows 10

This is a quick and easy process to do. First, you need to check if the OpenSSH client is installed on Windows 10. By default, it should be enabled. However, let’s see how to check it. In the first place, enter the Windows settings by pressing the Win+I combination. Once there, enter the Apps.

Once there, please click on the optional applications

Then, verify that the client is installed. If not, press install and restart the computer to save the changes.

After verifying that the client is active, it is time to generate the SSH key. To do this you need to open a Command Prompt as an administrator. With this intention, please write in the CMD search bar and run it as an administrator.

Then execute the following command:

ssh-keygen

The first thing the system will do is ask for the destination folder. You can choose anyone, or leave it as default. If so, just press Enter. Next, you need to enter a password and confirm it. Also, you can not assign a password. But this doesn’t sound very smart, does it? After confirming the password, the key will be generated. In effect, the public and private key is displayed in RSA 2048 algorithm.

If you use the file browser to go to the destination folder, you will see the successfully generated keys.

Conclusion

In this simple way, we have seen how to generate an SSH key in Windows 10. This simple method allows increasing the security in the communications. Well, that’s all for now. Please take a look at our post about the problems with deleting user profiles in Windows 10. So long!

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