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Commit d17945bb authored by Felix Eckhofer's avatar Felix Eckhofer
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Remove misleading `ssh-dsa`

The keytype field is actually `ssh-dss` for DSA keys and they will not
be stored as `id_rsa.pub`.

Note that newer version of ssh actually also support
`ecdsa-sha2-nistp256` and others so it is also misleading to assume the
field always starts with `ssh-`.
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ already has one by running the following command:
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ already has one by running the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
``` ```
   
If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa` or `ssh-dsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step. If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step.
   
Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. Note that required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. Note that
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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``` ```
   
Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your
user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-rsa` and ending
with your username and host. with your username and host.
   
To copy your public key to the clipboard, use code below. Depending on your To copy your public key to the clipboard, use code below. Depending on your
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