← Back to context Comment by graemep 6 hours ago So no backups? 5 comments graemep Reply Tuna-Fish 6 hours ago Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose. TurdF3rguson 4 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. derefr 3 hours ago I think the implication is that you should own multiple client devices capable of SSHing into things, each with their own SSH keypair; and every SSH host you interact with should have multiple of your devices’ keypairs registered to it. 1 reply → leni536 6 hours ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
Tuna-Fish 6 hours ago Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose. TurdF3rguson 4 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. derefr 3 hours ago I think the implication is that you should own multiple client devices capable of SSHing into things, each with their own SSH keypair; and every SSH host you interact with should have multiple of your devices’ keypairs registered to it. 1 reply →
TurdF3rguson 4 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. derefr 3 hours ago I think the implication is that you should own multiple client devices capable of SSHing into things, each with their own SSH keypair; and every SSH host you interact with should have multiple of your devices’ keypairs registered to it. 1 reply →
derefr 3 hours ago I think the implication is that you should own multiple client devices capable of SSHing into things, each with their own SSH keypair; and every SSH host you interact with should have multiple of your devices’ keypairs registered to it. 1 reply →
leni536 6 hours ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose.
That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup.
I think the implication is that you should own multiple client devices capable of SSHing into things, each with their own SSH keypair; and every SSH host you interact with should have multiple of your devices’ keypairs registered to it.
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You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.