SSH Private Key

An SSH Private Key is a private key for an SSH client.

• Context:
  • It can be created by an SSH Key Generator.
• Example(s):

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YcWscsxPr4ohTQdeJEXA0mk+swnQIJeP70R/TYK6Hoj7xrM5Cr48TJnJFExYI07j
XY3gYoqalitxk655yciwx5V2EKCcwOD2X/VAJo664Orw8OaK6bT0x/Lkq8FufaDX
0sqA24P1Fn+Z8lzXjiNIyPQzdoFNt/983KndkpmgGn/JVkS4Zx7k80AX3jDmXSLD
IznJsYtpQnoqF+OgYD6GLQSX2XfJR74wFfidOn6cDSXQIQXk/PQJbhInUEy0iSDv
8dZKoJXKYbpHrHctFmeeUzyS1gDxG03we8/1FOn13XuiVDd+toAXwIZU7wxUzEdv
p+XYeQq5u9rIwIrWnzGqM/iZqYvzxGrfR7kbOLUW23w3QuCuoxY4MTY/rJRqsZ6a
r8SVsatybxIiSZITv1ivU5Rb1Z3XRXrFJXrkEtJR6l08du03i1XpGFJpOGXZDvQb
ITXm75h6pPQ+shXCeHuNUgNqdir8x+DpgzCsrOQXHHUKrJYME/9KUffEMU2ri09b
cDWT0+55yk8Hf8OXmO07AvwtsfwcWu6VEnCYaolAzO7vRoL8BUMwH890/4d7Krwi
YrwCNRF6ffY+enFNRwA9S6unwj8Ed1+g65LVANyO6U1v/UHPLEcFEuAHC3outKLk
GIoy3+pvCT6JogRbYfxxbBWLNUmTY1r/mgMeijPs3SelW8ep3y8hs45U5yh6fRzZ
s8ieJNJH+81qPBbaNdngTeZM64PFVsLmr8z9YZI5Pp6Rc+tXx/WywgAIt2eXFuVq

• Counter-Example(s):
  • an SSH Public Key.
• See: SSH Public Key, ssh, sshd.

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References

2016

• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys
  • QUOTE: The private key is kept on the computer you log in from, while the public key is stored on the .ssh/authorized_keys file on all the computers you want to log in to. When you log in to a computer, the SSH server uses the public key to "lock" messages in a way that can only be "unlocked" by your private key - this means that even the most resourceful attacker can't snoop on, or interfere with, your session. As an extra security measure, most SSH programs store the private key in a passphrase-protected format, so that if your computer is stolen or broken in to, you should have enough time to disable your old public key before they break the passphrase and start using your key.

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