Copying SSH ID on win 10 to Ubuntu (linux)

Copying SSH ID on Windows 10 To Ubuntu

Background

Typically when coyping SSH id’s to remote servers / machines we would use ssh-copy-id With windows terminal we don’t have this tool but there is an easy single liner you can use.

Step one

Ensure you have a an SSH ID setup on your machine.
If not create one, I reccomend using ED25519. ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "name@mail" Password protect it if you want (reccomended)

Why ED25519?

• It’s faster to generate and verify
• It’s more Secure, over older SSH Key types
• The Keys are smaller, making it easier to transfer and copy.

Step two

Copy your new ID over to the the remote system.
type $env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa.pub | ssh {IP-ADDRESS-OR-FQDN} "cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys"

End

You should now be able to passwordless SSH into your remote machine without issue.