Can I change the filename of my ssh public/private key pair?
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00:00 Can I Change The Filename Of My Ssh Public/Private Key Pair?
00:45 Accepted Answer Score 46
01:03 Thank you
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The filename has no meaning at all, as long as ssh is told where to find it.
(However, if you have the public key extracted to a separate file, then it should have the same filename + .pub as the main file; e.g. mykey & mykey.pub.)