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IMPORTANT

To prevent your account from being blocked for suspicious behavour, disable Remote Monitoring in MobaXterm:

• Go to settings → configuration → SSH (Tab) → uncheck Remote Monitoring (experimental)

1. Start a local terminal from the initial page in MobaXterm or click on the “+” sign which is to the right of the tabs.
2. Generate a new key:

   ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_username@lengau"

3. Press Enter to accept the default file location.
4. Please also use a passphrase for security.
5. Keep the private key safe in:

   /home/mobaxterm/.ssh/id_ed25519

6. Show your public key:

   cat $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

7. If you generated the key on your computer, copy the contents of your public key file (the file name with extension .pub), paste it into the text box on the ssh-keys page and click on the “Add SSH key” button.