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Note that the initial dollar sign and space $ are included to indicate that the rest of the code snippet is a command meant to be entered at a prompt. In the above example you would only enter ssh doej-21@cslogin.arc.rhodes.edu as a command is all you would enter into PowerShell.

You will be prompted for your password, which will be your regular Rhodes One Login password.

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First off, start by creating an SSH keypair by entering the following command into a local PowerShell prompt.:

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If you are still connected via ssh to cslogin your PowerShell prompt will begin with userid@cslogin. To end the ssh session and return you to your local PowerShell prompt enter the command $ exit. The prompt should now begin with PS C:\Users\username>.

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096

This will prompt you You will be prompted to Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\[username]/.ssh/id_rsa).Leave the prompt blank and press enter to accept the default path and filename.

You will then be prompted to make a passphrase for the keyfile. This is similar to a password, but should be longer and stronger. Make it something you won’t forget, but don’t worry – you won’t be typing it all the time like a normal password.

After a moment you should see confirmation that your identification and public key have been saved.

Next, you need to copy the public key to the cslogin machine. If it gets a login request that was encrypted with your private key then it will know that it’s really you and let you login.

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Configuring and Using Git

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Congrats! You have completed the basic SSH configuration for your computer.