A Short tutorial to use SSH keys instead of plain password to login in WHM.
Remember the public one goes on the server and the private one stays on your PC.
1. Logon to WHM and goto Main >> Security >> Security Center
2. Under “SSH Password Auth Tweak” and disable the Password Authentication.
3. Under “Manage SSH Keys” click on Generate new key.
4. Give a Key name and Generate a good password (remember it). Choose KeyType as DSA since it’s more secure than RSA.
5. Once done, you will see a pair of public private keys. Authorize the public key to connect.
6. View/Download the private key to your system. If you’re using putty it can also generate in relevant format.
7. Save the key in a secure place in your local system and chmod to 600 so that no one can read it.
8. Next, connect to your server:
[code]root@localhost ~]# ssh -i /path-to-file/file.key root@server.ip.address[/code]
It should ask for the password, if you have used in step 4.
and Enjoy your box.
