[Hidden-tech] Broken public keys

[Brian Johnson]

You're specifying your public key in the second command.  Should be your
private key.  Try:

ssh-keygen -y -f my_id


On 07/29/2016 05:03 PM, GLP wrote:
> The keys I generate on my Mac are unusable. I always get, "incorrect
> passphrase supplied to decrypt private key." This happens whether or
> not I generate them with a passphrase. This is the process I use:
>
> ssh-keygen -t rsa -N mypassphrase -f my_id
> Generating public/private rsa key pair.
> Your identification has been saved in my_id.
> Your public key has been saved in my_id.pub.
> The key fingerprint is: /etc etc//
> /
>
> Then to verify:
>
> ssh-keygen -y -f my_id.pub
> Enter passphrase: mypassphrase
> Load key "my_id.pub": incorrect passphrase supplied to decrypt private key
>
>
> Anyone have any idea what's wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
>
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