SiteGround uses key-based authentication for SSH. This has proven more secure over standard username/password authentication. More information on SSH keys can be found here. You can generate an SSH key pair directly in cPanel, or you can generate the keys yourself and just upload the public one in cPanel to use with your hosting account.
Hello,
I’m following this tutorial: digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-14-04
In step four “Add Public Key Authentication” it says “To generate a new key pair, enter the following command at the terminal of your local machine (ie. your computer)”
I enter “ssh-keygen” in my “command prompt” and receive the following error:
Powershell Generate Ssh Key
C:Usersbkozlowski>ssh-keygen ‘ssh-keygen’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
What am I doing wrong?
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