It’s likely that you’ve encountered the term SSH keys if you’re familiar with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS) or you’ve spent enough time within an IT environment. And even if you’ve seen and heard SSH discussed many times, you may still find yourself wondering what it means. Essentially, Secure Shell (SSH) keys are an access credential used within the SSH protocol. They’re crucial to today’s biggest Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms like Google Cloud and AWS. But how do they work? And how can you set yours up safely? In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about SSH keys, starting…

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