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dropbearkey

Generate SSH keys in Dropbear format.

TLDR

Generate an SSH key of [t]ype ed25519 and write it to key [f]ile

$ dropbearkey -t [ed25519] -f [path/to/key_file]
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Generate an SSH key of [t]ype ecdsa and write it to key [f]ile
$ dropbearkey -t [ecdsa] -f [path/to/key_file]
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Generate an SSH key of [t]ype RSA with 4096-bit key [s]ize and write it to key [f]ile
$ dropbearkey -t [rsa] -s [4096] -f [path/to/key_file]
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Print the private key fingerprint and public key in key [f]ile
$ dropbearkey -y -f [path/to/key_file]
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