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.ssh/id_rsa... Nasty!
by gvjddbnvdrbv 6y ago
.ssh/id_rsa... Nasty!
- frutiger 6y agoYou likely mean .ssh/id_rsa (or perhaps .ssh/id_ed25519). The .pub variants are safe to share.
- gvjddbnvdrbv 6y agoOf course I updated my OP.
- packetlost 6y agowhat's wrong with RSA?
- se32point1 6y agoThe original poster refers to sending your SSH private key, not RSA. Your SSH private key can be used for very malicious purposes. For example, if you use Git over SSH to upload code to your remote Git repositories, someone malicious can take your SSH private key, and hijack your Git repositories.
- packetlost 6y agoOh I got it, the nasty part is nabbing the SSH private key, not the fact that it's RSA... duh :)
- simlevesque 6y agoreminder to use a passcode on your private key with ssh-agent.