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Instructions for creating an SSH key on macOS

You generate an SSH key by using the macOS Terminal application.

  • To open the Terminal, click on Launchpad in your Dock

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  • Now enter Terminal in the search field and click on the symbol

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  • Enter the following command in the new window:
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com" -f $HOME/Desktop/id_rsa

Please enter your email address in the quotation marks.

After ENTER has been pressed, a passphrase will be requested. Enter a new secure password here. It will be used to access the server.

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Keep the password safe and do not pass it on!

In this example, your files will be placed on the desktop. You can now find these files:

id_rsa: This is your file with your private key.

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Save the key file carefully! No one should get access to it.

id_rsa.pub: This is your file with your public key.

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The public file can be passed on.

Please copy the whole text contained in this file and send it to secure@support.ratepay.com

Terminal window when the key has been successfully generated