To generate the public/private keys we will use the ssh-keygen command in the windows pc with an OpenSSH client installed. The public key must be stored on the OpenSSH Server. The private key must be stored on the windows client's PC in a secure place. The first step for ssh public key authentication is to generate the public/private keys in the client's PC. How to generate SSH public/private key pairs Otherwise please read the articles and come back to continue. If you have already installed an Open SSH Server and Open SSH Client then you can continue to read the article. Today I will explain how can configure SSH to use public key authentication instead of password authentication. Remember that Security is a priority and we must not sacrifice it for any reason. While internally we use ssh for remote connections with password authentication, on external servers it's more secure to use public key authentication.
