Hello,
Short tutorial to use SSH keys instead of plain password to login.
1. Logon to WHM and goto Main >> Security >> Security Center
2. Under “SSH Password Auth Tweak” and disable the Password Authentication.
3. Under “Manage SSH Keys” click on Generate new key.
4. Give a Key name and Generate a good password (and remember it). Choose KeyType as DSA since it’s more secure than RSA.
5. Once done, you will see a pair of public private keys. Authorize the public key to connect.
6. View/Download the private key to your system. If you’re using putty it can generate in relevant format.
7. Save the key in a secure place and chmod to 600 so that no one can read it.
8. Next, connect to your server:
root@localhost ~]# ssh -i /path-to-file/file.key root@server.ip.address
It should ask for the password, if you have used in step 4. Enter and Enjoy your box.
2 Responses.
This post is great. Would be great to make a post on how to tweak cpHulk to block forever an ip with failed logins, not only for some 10 minutes.
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