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How to secure an existing SSH key with a passphrase
April 6, 2024, 9:55 p.m. | Christophe Colombier
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I mentioned in a previous article why it's important to secure your ssh key with a passphrase
Why using a passphrase to secure your SSH key ?
Christophe Colombier ・ Apr 6
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Securing a private SSH with a passphrase.
To add a passphrase to an existing SSH key, you can use the ssh-keygen command with the -p option.
ssh-keygen -p -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
Replace "~/.ssh/id_ed25519" with the path to your SSH private key if it's different.
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