# Create SSH Key-Value Pair with Bash

You can run the `ssh-keygen` utility on your local machine to generate an SSH key-value pair.

The `ssh-keygen` utility generates a pair comprising of a public key and private key. The private key is stored in the file `id_rsa` while the public key is stored in the file `id_rsa.pub`.

### Creating a SSH Key Value Pair

To create an SSH key value pair, follow the steps given below.

1\. Launch Bash on your machine.

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```bash
ssh-keygen -t rsa -f cloud-key
```

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2\. Run the following command to generate the SSH key.

3\. Follow the instructions in Bash to create a passphrase which is your private key.

4.Press the `Enter` key.

A public and private key are generated on running the above command.

The `cloud-key` file contains the private key and `id_rsa.pub` contains the public key.

You can copy the content of the public key file `id_rsa.pub` to generate an SSH key-value pair.