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authorCaesar Schinas <caesar@caesarsgrunt.co.uk>2016-05-25 03:42:22 +0000
committerCaesar Schinas <caesar@caesarsgrunt.co.uk>2016-05-25 03:42:22 +0000
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Add note on changing password of SSH key
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@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step.
-Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
-required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter.
-
To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
```bash
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email"
@@ -29,6 +26,12 @@ pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
be used automatically.
+Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
+required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter.
+
+If you want to change the password of your key later, you can use the following
+command: `ssh-keygen -p <keyname>`
+
Use the command below to show your public key:
**Windows Command Line:**