A user creates a key pair to configure RSA authentication on a Linux server. Which of the following should the user do NEXT?

The correct answer is A. Copy the id_rsa.pub file contents to the server. id_rsa is the private key. You should copy the public key, wich is id_rsa.pub.

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ACopy the id_rsa.pub file contents to the server
BCopy the id_rsa file contents to the server
CUse ssh-add to install the id_rsa.pub on the client
DCopy the known_hosts file contents to the client
ECopy the known_hosts file contents to the server

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A
94% (15)
E
6% (1)

Explanation

id_rsa is the private key. You should copy the public key, wich is id_rsa.pub.

Topics

#SSH key pair#RSA authentication#public key distribution#authorized_keys

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