Final answer:
To find your SSH public key on Windows 10, use the ssh-keygen command in PowerShell or Command Prompt to generate a new key pair if you haven't already. Then, navigate to the .ssh directory in your home folder and open the file id_rsa.pub or id_ed25519.pub with a text editor to view your key.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find your SSH public key on Windows 10, you typically need to use a program called ssh-keygen, which is included in the OpenSSH package. OpenSSH can be activated through the "Apps and Features" settings or installed via the Windows Optional Features settings if it's not already installed. Once OpenSSH is ready, follow these steps:
- Open PowerShell or the Command Prompt.
- Type ssh-keygen and press Enter to generate a new SSH key pair, if you haven't already done so.
- After generating the key pair, navigate to your home folder followed by .ssh, typically found at C:\Users\[YourUsername]\.ssh.
- Inside the .ssh directory, you'll see a file with the name id_rsa.pub or id_ed25519.pub, depending on the type of key you generated
- Open this file using a text editor to view your public SSH key.
This is the key that you would provide to remote systems where you want to authenticate using SSH.