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Why use an SSH key? When connecting to a Linux server, we often use SSH (Secure Shell). By default, SSH allows login with a password — but this is not secure. The best practice is to use an SSH key, a kind of digital password that is much harder to guess or break. 1. Generate an SSH key pair On your local computer, open a terminal and run: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your.email@example.com" Explanation: ...

Objective of this article: You have two Linux machines (or a local computer and a remote server), and you want to transfer files between them over the network, securely. We’ll see three classic tools: scp, rsync, and sftp. 📦 Why transfer files over SSH? SSH (Secure Shell) is not just for remote terminal access. It can also be used to transfer files securely. Unlike FTP or HTTP, all data is encrypted end-to-end. ...