Pareto Security

SSH keys require a password

Following SSH keys are missing a password

How to fix

To secure them:

  • Open Terminal app and type
    ssh-keygen -p -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
  • Replace id_rsa with the name of the key that was reported
  • Press enter, you will be prompted to enter the password
  • Re-run checks, you will need to repeat steps for every key that is found

If you want to create new SSH key, the GitHub docs, provide a great starting point.

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