rants and (hopefully) useful info
Maybe I did it wrong, but the way my various LANs and systems are set up, I can’t always get to a few of my endpoints without a 2 step process of doing an SSH to 1 “server”, and then from there, doing a 2nd SSH to the desired endpoint. eg. If the remote endpoint…
The content below is an almost exact copy of this (brilliant) article/tutorial by Eric Severance. In hindsite, it feels like the steps followed are obvious. As a n00b13 it was confusing, since I did not grasp the underlying foundation adequately. I can/will not add anything to it – I will only change the layout to…
Once you have set up your ssh keys on the remote host (the server), and also on the local client (your PC), you can connect without (necessarily) having to input a password. To make this secure, the 2 connecting machines need to establish that you’re an OK person on both sides by exchanging keys which…
There are MANY such guides on the internet – this one is probably not any different or better than those. You should read the man-page for SSH-keygen. THE best resource/book that I have read on the topic is SSH Mastery – Michael W Lucas. His books are generally some of the best on each topic…