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Authorize a user to authenticate with SSH key

For the purposes of this example the we'll say that the username is jconnor and his key pair is the following: Private Key: PuTTY-User-Key-File-2: ssh-ed25519 Encryption: aes256-cbc Comment: John-Connors-Keys Public-Lines: 2 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIK1J3fGJeohGB5XvdfeQ3xlTSq5FfXAfUwS9FFSe 4Orv Private-Lines: 1 Xpx0vb2B9/2Y9KCO1avZ1b8rCDvvhfp0ManS+u7AdDetOd7/vlfqAwgbqYMPqoZF Private-MAC: 9135a8f0b42954f5b2d5fd6de10800551f867ac0 Public Key: ---- BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ---- Comment:

How to create a strong password?

There are a few things you can do to create a strong password that will protect your account from being compromised. 1. Use lower case, upper case, numbers, and symbols (check list of valid symbols, this could vary depending on the website / system) 2. Use at least 12 chars to