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SSH key and passwordless login basics for developers

by Mikko Ohtamaa opensourcehacker.com published 2012-10-245 min read

SSH keys are useful to login over ssh (secure shell) without typing a password. They are also used by Github and other version control systems for passwordless authentication. Here is some basic information from the software developer point of view how to use SSH keys for maximum comfort and security. These…

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