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Re: Where do you run ssh-keygen, server or client.



On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 02:00:49AM -0600, Nathaniel Homier wrote:

> I have the private key backed up on a desktop computer.  The pass phrase 
> was generated with a high quality pseudo-random number generator using 
> 20 characters consisting of letters, numbers and symbols.  The key 
> strength is 4096 and is rsa.

And how do you remember that passphrase? Is it written on a note hidden 
behind your keyboard? If you forget that passphrase you cannot recover
your private key.

A passphrase is something you should be able to remember.

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