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# Passwordless auth with RSA key

## Setup the client

Create your RSA key

```bash
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Accept all default (**do not** input a password)
{% endhint %}

Copy the content of the following file:

```bash
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
```

## Setup the server

Edit the following file:

```bash
nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
```

And paste the `id_rsa.pub` content from the client.