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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Public and Private Key generation for scp Post 302811589 by Astrocloud on Thursday 23rd of May 2013 06:00:28 PM
Old 05-23-2013
Wrench Public and Private Key generation for scp

Hi,

What tool is used to generate public and private keys for SCP?

Do you have an example script that generates these keys, puts them in files and then another example script that references them from SCP?

Thanks,
 

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GVPECTRL(8)						   GNU Virtual Private Ethernet 					       GVPECTRL(8)

NAME
gvpectrl - GNU Virtual Private Ethernet Control Program SYNOPSIS
gvpectrl [-ckgs] [--config=DIR] [--generate-keys] [--help] [--kill[=SIGNAL]] [--show-config] [--version] DESCRIPTION
This is the control program for the gvpe, the virtual private ethernet daemon. OPTIONS
-c, --config=DIR Read configuration options from DIR. -g, --generate-keys Generate public/private RSA key-pair and exit. -q, --quiet Suppresses messages the author finds nonessential for scripting purposes. --help Display short list of options. --kill[=SIGNAL] Attempt to kill a running gvpectrl (optionally with the specified SIGNAL instead of SIGTERM) and exit. --show-config Show a summary of the configuration, and how gvpe interprets it. Can also be very useful when designing firewall scripts. --version Output version information and exit. BUGS
If you find any bugs, report them to gvpe@schmorp.de. SEE ALSO
gvpe(5), gvpe.conf(5), gvpe(8). GVPE comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details. AUTHOR
Marc Lehmann <gvpe@schmorp.de>. 2.2 2008-09-01 GVPECTRL(8)
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