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| text = Visit http://sial.org/howto/openssh/publickey-auth/ for a better and more in-depth look at using SSH keys}}
Also, another good HOWTO can be found at http://www.debuntu.org/ssh-key-based-authentication
== Secure Shell Key Authentication ==
Check <code>/var/log/auth.log</code> on the remote server for details if this doesn't work as expected.
When logging in to the server, use the verbosity switch on the ssh command. Increase verbosity with additional "v"s
<source lang="bash">
ssh -vvv me@example.com