Aug 28, 2018 The keys will be generated using the RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) Algorithm. A key size of at least 2048 bits is required for RSA; 4096 bits is better. The key size or 'bit-length' determines how easily the key can be exploited with a brute force attack. Using a Mac computer (or Linux) Launch Terminal and enter the following command.
You generate an SSH key through Mac OS X by using the Terminal application. Once you upload a valid public SSH key,Gerrit can authenticate you based on this key.
An SSH key consists of a pair of files. One is the private key, which you should never give to anyone. No one will everask you for it and if so, simply ignore them - they are trying to steal it.The other is the public key. When you generate your keys, you will use
ssh-keygen
to store the keys in a safe locationso you can authenticate with Gerrit.To generate SSH keys in Mac OS X, follow these steps:
- Enter the following command in the Terminal window:How to make a dichotomous key. This starts the key generation process. When you execute this command, the ssh-keygen utility prompts you to indicate where to store the key.
- Press the
ENTER
key to accept the default location. The ssh-keygen utility prompts you for a passphrase. - Type in a passphrase. You can also hit the
ENTER
key to accept the default (no passphrase). However, this is not recommended.
Warning
You will need to enter the passphrase a second time to continue.
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Ssh Key Generation
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After you confirm the passphrase, the system generates the key pair and you will see output like this:
Your private key is saved to the
id_rsa
file in the .ssh
subdirectory of your home directory and is used to verifythe public key you use belongs to your Gerrit account.Warning
Never share your private key with anyone! Ever! We mean it!
Your public key is saved to a file called
id_rsa.pub
in the .ssh
subdirectory of your home directory. You can copyit to your clipboard using the following command:Now you can head over to Gerrit, go to settings and paste your public key as described here.
Generate Rsa Ssh Key Macbook Email Login
Gerrit is using the special port
29418
instead of the default SSH port 22
which has to be configured accordingly. This can be done in your local ~/.ssh/config
file which would contain the following sections then:Generate Ssh Key
Testing your connection: