[Hidden-tech] Broken public keys

[GLP]

Makes sense to me! I got bad instructions, then, from the admin of the server I'm trying to connect to; they gave me instructions to connect using the .pub file. *rolls eyes*

Thank you!

Greg




> On Jul 29, 2016, at 9:18 PM, Brian Johnson <site-hidden-tech at sherbang.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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