![]() Or, to put it more clearly, all anyone needs is that file to login as you. Without a password, all you need is the file in order to login. ![]() You may put a password on it, but you don’t have to. You will keep the file containing the private key in a safe place. You’ll login by simply by providing that private key file to your SSH or SFTP supporting client. The public key will be placed on the server by your system administrator, giving you access. In a nutshell, you will generate a public and private key pair. ![]() It uses public key cryptography to create a different, and more secure approach to authenticating your identity and rights to access a server or resource. SSH (Secure Shell) and SFTP (Secure FTP) support a very strong security model that can be used instead of the normal username and password authentication scheme we’ve all come to know and love.
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