SSH

SSH short for Secure Shell is a service used to create a remote connection with a Linux Server.
It provides a remote terminal connection with can be used to manage a server remotely.

Key's

After generating your own SSH key you will notice that 2 files where created.

• id_rsa (This key should never be shared! It's your private key)
• id_rsa.pub (This key can be shared with everyone! It's your public key)

These key's can be used to authenticate yourself instead of a password.