Debian 7.0
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Keys Authentication
2013/05/06
 
Configure SSH server to login with Keys Authentication. It is needed for it to make private key for client and public key for server.
[1]
[2] Start 'puttygen.exe' and click 'Generate' button.
[3] Move mouse untill progress bar will be full.
[4] Set passphrase in 'Key pass-phrase' and 'Confirm pass-phrase'. Next, Click 'Save public key' and 'Save private key' and Save keys with a file name you want.
[5] Open 'public_key' you saved.
  Remove first line and last line and replace second line to 'ssh-rsa' and then remove all indention like follows.
"ssh-rsa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=="
[6] Login with a user and put 'public_key'.
wheezy@dlp:~$
mkdir .ssh

wheezy@dlp:~$
chmod 700 .ssh

wheezy@dlp:~$
cd .ssh

wheezy@dlp:~/.ssh$
vi authorized_keys
# Copy and Paste 'public_key'

ssh-rsa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx==
wheezy@dlp:~/.ssh$
chmod 600 authorized_keys

wheezy@dlp:~/.ssh$
su -

Password:
root@dlp:~#
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# line 51: uncomment and change to 'no'

PasswordAuthentication
no
root@dlp:~#
/etc/init.d/ssh restart

[ ok ] Restarting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.
[7] Start Putty and select 'private_key' like follows.
[8] If All OK, connect to the server with keys authentication.
[9] Pass-phrase you set is required to input fpr login. After inputiing correct one, it's possible to login like below.
 
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