CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601: The Total Course - Chapter 4 Exam Question Review

The video tutorial explains how to set up SSH public key authentication on a Linux virtual machine. It begins with a scenario requiring SSH public key authentication instead of password authentication. The tutorial outlines the correct sequence of commands: generating a key pair with SSH Keygen, copying the public key to the server using SSH copy ID, and testing the setup. The process involves generating keys on a client machine, transferring the public key to the server, and verifying the authentication using the private key.

What is the first step to enable SSH public key authentication?

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How do you transfer the public key to the server?

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What file on the server must contain the public key for authentication?

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What command is used to test the SSH connection after setting up public key authentication?

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Where is the private key file typically located on the local client host?

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