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Last active April 16, 2019 21:54
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Correct file permissions for ssh keys and config.
sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/github_rsa
#sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa
sudo eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
sudo ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
sudo ssh-add ~/.ssh/github_rsa
sudo ssh-add ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa
sudo chmod 700 ~/.ssh
sudo chmod 644 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
sudo chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
sudo chmod 644 ~/.ssh/config
sudo chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
sudo chmod 644 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
sudo chmod 600 ~/.ssh/github_rsa
sudo chmod 644 ~/.ssh/github_rsa.pub
#sudo chmod 600 ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa
#sudo chmod 644 ~/.ssh/mozilla_rsa.pub
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