Setting up SSH Keys and changes needed for SFTP with proftpd
Every time I need to set up SSH keys I’m never sure I’ve remembered correctly, and for proftpd SFTP logins an additional step is needed. So here’s how I do it! 1. Generate a 4096 key, with -o ensuring the passphrase is stored more securely. I also specify a file for the keys to avoid overwriting any existing keys and for future reference. Login into client and change to .ssh directory john@myclient:~/.ssh$ ssh-keygen -b 4096 -o -f myserver-john-id-rsa Generating public/private…