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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/hers 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/her 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. | ||