AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - SSH Key Pair Authentication on MacOS

This tutorial demonstrates how to generate an SSH key pair on a Mac or Linux system and connect to a remote instance using Terminal. It covers launching Terminal, generating a secure SSH key pair, verifying the keys, copying the public key to a server, and establishing a secure connection using SSH key authentication.

What is the first step to launch Terminal on a Mac or Linux system?

What command is used to generate an SSH key pair?

What is the significance of the value 4096 when generating the key pair?

What are the default names for the private and public keys?

Why is it important to enter a passphrase for the SSH key pair?

What command is used to copy the public key to the Linode instance?

What should you do if prompted to confirm connecting to the server during the installation process?