RSA Key Generator

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Stefaan Van Eenoo

Official Website: https://cryptotools.net/rsagen

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RSA is a public-key cryptosystem that is widely used for secure data transmission.
The acronym “RSA” comes from the surnames of Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman, who publicly described the algorithm in 1977.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem)

An example when you might need an RSA key, is when you want to establish an (S)FTP connection without username and password.
The public key needs to be send (in a .txt file) to the system adminsistration.

From the SFTP client, you need to point to your Private Key.

Select the desired lenght of the key. In this case 4096
Click the button ‘Generate key pair
Copy the the Private key, paste it in a text file (.txt)
Copy the Public key, paste it in a text file (.txt)

For detailled instructions on how to establish a connection with the SFTP server, contact your system administrator.