From cd2d0edcf5a5a006346f100e3d38f439c8fe818c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Buck Blake Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 03:52:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] adding minor clarity to MacOS instructions - online edit of handbook/computing/keyexchange.html --- handbook/computing/keyexchange.html | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/handbook/computing/keyexchange.html b/handbook/computing/keyexchange.html index 58c2ac775..dc9216799 100644 --- a/handbook/computing/keyexchange.html +++ b/handbook/computing/keyexchange.html @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ documentation, start from scratch, and do it all again but this time using a

MacOS


-Macs already have OpenSSH installed, so all you have to do is open the terminal and type: +Macs already have OpenSSH installed, so all you have to do is open the terminal and run this command:
ssh-keygen @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Simply press enter for both without typing anything. This should return a confir

Now that your system has generated and saved the ssh keys, you may have to move them. Open Finder and go to /Users/you, then press cmnd+shift+. to see hidden files, which should allow you to see your .ssh file. Open it and check whether id_xxxxxx and id_xxxxxx.pub have been saved there. If they have not, find them and move them both here (they'll likely be in /Users/you).

-Next, send your public key (id_xxxxxx.pub) to a nerd and ask them to load it onto the public server. Once this is done, you can log into the server anytime by opening terminal and typing: +Next, send your public key (id_xxxxxx.pub) to a nerd and ask them to load it onto the public server. Once this is done, you can log into the server anytime by opening terminal and running:

ssh expo@expo.survex.com