Generate SSH Key

Objective

This guide explains how to use Generate SSH Key on Ruk-Com Cloud PaaS, with ordered procedures and practical verification points.

Before you begin

• Sign in with an account permitted to manage the relevant environment.
• Confirm the target environment, region and resources before saving changes.
• Create a backup or rollback plan before changing a production system.

The following instructions will help you create an SSH Key Pair for securely connecting to services via SSH.
⚠️ Our system supports only keys.RSAor types with higher security only

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• Linux/MacOS
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• Windows
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Linux/MacOS

You can easily generate an SSH Key using the commandssh-keygenthat is already installed with the system

Note:PaaS does not support DSA keys due to insufficient security level.

1. OpenTerminalorWindows TerminalStart the build with the following command:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

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• PressEnterto use the default path (~/.ssh/id_rsa) or specify the path yourself if desired.
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• Set a passphrase for additional security, or press Enter if you don't want to set a password.
  
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• For Linux, the file will be created:wp:list wp:list-item
• ~/.ssh/id_rsa→Private Key
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• ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub→Public Key(used for adding to the system)
  
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• C:\Users\<username>\.ssh\id_rsa→Private Key
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• C:\Users\<username>\.ssh\id_rsa.pub→Public Key(used for adding to the system)
  
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wp:paragraph After the key is created:Take content from fileid_rsa.pubGo add it to your account onRuk-Com Cloud DashboardTo be used to confirm your identity when connecting throughSSH Gate,SFTP, orFISH /wp:paragraph

2. You can view the public and private SSH keys using the cat command, for example:

cat /home/jelastic/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

3. Now you canAdd SSH keygenerated to your account.

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• public keyfor access throughSSH Gate
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• the private keyforVerify your identityat your GIT repository via SSH
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Windows

1. Download and run the SSH keygen tool for example.PuTTYgen:

2. Specify the following parameters:

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• Select SSH-2 RSA key type.
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• Enter the desired number of bits (e.g.2048)
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3. This step depends on your desired key type:

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• In terms ofPublic keyProvide SSH access to your account vialocal clientCopy the generated code from the output field at the top of the window.
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• In terms ofPrivate keyFor authentication at the remote GIT repository via SSH - click on the menuConversionsand select an optionExport OpenSSH key
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After that, you can open this file in a text editor and copy the key body to add it to the dashboard.