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How to enable Ed25519 key-based login for SSH protocol

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Aug 22, 2023
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To enable Ed25519 key-based login for SSH protocol, you'll need to generate an Ed25519 key pair, add the public key to the `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` file on the remote server, and make sure the server's SSH daemon is properly configured to allow Ed25519 authentication. Here are the steps:

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