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SSH Export an existing SSH key pair

Export an existing SSH key

A copy of the public part of the SSH key pair needs to be added to the
~remote_user/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the remote host.

Locally available SSH keys intended for backup purposes:

Backup-SSH-Key-1
Backup-SSH-Key-2

Export which SSH key? <Backup-SSH-Key-2>: Backup-SSH-Key-1
Insert a USB disk and press enter when ready. Ready? (<Y>/n): y
Ready to export the SSH public key to "/mnt/usb"? (<Y>/n): y
The SSH key "Backup-SSH-Key-1" was successfully exported to "/mnt/usb" 

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