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They are saying, "why don't you use public key cryptograph to create an identity on the remote machine?".
by PartiallyTyped 3y ago
They are saying, "why don't you use public key cryptograph to create an identity on the remote machine?".
- eppp 3y agoI dont see that option when I ssh to a machine. If you want better defaults then offer them. I was being deliberately obtuse but barely.
- silviot 3y agoI recommend you do set up key authentication. You'll get more convenient logins and better security. This page should document how to do it: https://www.ssh.com/academy/ssh/copy-id https://www.ssh.com/academy/ssh/copy-id
- numpad0 3y agoI suppose what the parent is saying is that's not the default. Fresh install of anything is still password and GitHub key import isn't a panacea.
- PartiallyTyped 3y agoI don't see how ssh-copy-id has anything to do with Github.
- Aachen 3y agoWhich is commonly deployed via password authentication