ssh-keygen: update page (#21170)

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Ivan Baluta
2026-02-18 17:02:22 +07:00
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- Generate an ed25519 key with 32 key derivation function rounds and save the key to a specific file:
`ssh-keygen -t {{ed25519}} -a {{32}} -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}`
`ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -a 32 -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}`
- Generate an RSA 4096-bit key with email as a comment:
`ssh-keygen -t {{rsa}} -b {{4096}} -C "{{comment|email}}"`
`ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "{{comment|email}}"`
- Remove the keys of a host from the known_hosts file (useful when a known host has a new key):
- Remove the keys of a host from the `known_hosts` file (useful when a known host has a new key):
`ssh-keygen -R {{remote_host}}`
- Retrieve the fingerprint of a key in MD5 Hex:
`ssh-keygen -l -E {{md5}} -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}`
`ssh-keygen -l -E md5 -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}`
- Change the password of a key:
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- Change the type of the key format (for example from OPENSSH format to PEM), the file will be rewritten in-place:
`ssh-keygen -p -N "" -m {{PEM}} -f {{~/.ssh/OpenSSH_private_key}}`
`ssh-keygen -p -m PEM -f {{~/.ssh/OpenSSH_private_key}}`
- Retrieve public key from secret key:
- Retrieve public key from private key:
`ssh-keygen -y -f {{~/.ssh/OpenSSH_private_key}}`