CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601: The Total Course - Chapter 4 Exam Question Review

The video tutorial explains how to set up SSH public key authentication on a Linux virtual machine. It begins with a scenario requiring SSH public key authentication instead of password authentication. The tutorial outlines the correct sequence of commands: generating a key pair with SSH Keygen, copying the public key to the server using SSH copy ID, and testing the setup. The process involves generating keys on a client machine, transferring the public key to the server, and verifying the authentication using the private key.

What is the first step to enable SSH public key authentication?

How do you transfer the public key to the server?

What file on the server must contain the public key for authentication?

What command is used to test the SSH connection after setting up public key authentication?

Where is the private key file typically located on the local client host?