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1. With Terminal still open, copy and paste the text below. -C adds a comment — you can use your email, name, and/or the date.
Use a very strong passphrase. For more information see Working with SSH key passphrases.

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C your_email@example.com
# Creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label
# Generating public/private rsa key pair.

2. We suggest keeping the default settings as they are, so when you’re prompted to “Enter a file in which to save the key”, just press Enter to continue.

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