SSH Key Generator

Generate an Ed25519 or RSA SSH key pair with the public key line and fingerprint, in your browser.

Key type

Comment (usually your email)

Press “Generate SSH key” to see the result.

How to use ssh key generator

1Enter your valuesFill in the fields — example values are already there to start from.

2Adjust the optionsChange the choices to match your situation. Results update as you type.

3Use the resultRead it, or copy it with the Copy button.

Save the private key as ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 (with chmod 600) and add the public line to the server's authorized_keys or to GitHub.

This tool runs in your browser and sends nothing, but for the most sensitive keys, generating them on your own machine with ssh-keygen is safest.

No. Everything is worked out in your browser and nothing you type is sent to a server.