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How can I change the comment field of an RSA key (SSH)?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202659062 views
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I know I can simply open up the pubkey and change the comment after the s, but is the comment field decided upon at creation stored in the private key as well? If so, how can I change that field without generating an entirely new key from scratch?

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I came across this question in my own search for changing the comment in the ssh key in my new ubuntu installation. I then did a search in man pages ( ) and the answer was right there- So, for me, all I had to do was On a side note: can be used to change the password used to protect the key file, including removing the password.

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