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| ===== User Private Key ===== | ===== User Private Key ===== | ||
| - | A //user private key// is key that is kept secret by the SSH user on his client machine. The user must never reveal the private key to anyone, including the server (server administrator), not to compromise his/hers identity. | + | A //user private key// is key that is kept secret by the SSH user on his/hers client machine. The user must never reveal the private key to anyone, including the server (server administrator), not to compromise his/hers identity. |
| To protect the private key, it should be generated locally on a user's machine (e.g. using [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]]) and stored encrypted by a passphrase. The passphrase should be long enough (that's why it's called passphrase, not password) to withstand a [[wp>Brute-force_attack|brute-force attack]] for a reasonably long time, in case an attacker obtains the private key file. | To protect the private key, it should be generated locally on a user's machine (e.g. using [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]]) and stored encrypted by a passphrase. The passphrase should be long enough (that's why it's called passphrase, not password) to withstand a [[wp>Brute-force_attack|brute-force attack]] for a reasonably long time, in case an attacker obtains the private key file. | ||