Generating SSH key in linux using terminal

Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol (Application Layer Protocol)for secure data communication, remote command-line login, remote command execution, and other secure network services between two networked computers. It connects, via a secure channel over an insecure network, a server and a client running SSH server and SSH client programs, respectively.

To check the ssh key already in the system : ls -al ~/.ssh

To generate the new SSH key : ssh-keygen -t rsa -C “your_email@example.com”

Press enter , enter for the all the prompt.

Check connectivity with github : ssh -T git@github.com

Source: wikipedia(Definition)

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