benutzername@server:~$ ssh-keygen Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (/home/benutzername/.ssh/id_rsa): Created directory '/home/benutzername/.ssh'. Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again: Your identification has been saved in /home/benutzername/.ssh/id_rsa. Your public key has been saved in /home/benutzername/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. The key fingerprint is: xxxx benutzername@server.de The key's randomart image is: +--[ RSA 2048]----+ | .. | | ..E | | + o.+ | | = B O.. | | . * B .S | | . o . | | o | | o o. | | =o | +-----------------+ benutzername@server:~$ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub '-p 555 benutzername@ip-adresse' The authenticity of host '[ip-adresse]:555 ([ip-adresse]:555)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is xxx Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added '[ip-adresse]:1974' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. benutzername@ip-adresse's password: Now try logging into the machine, with "ssh '-p 555 benutzername@ip-adresse'", and check in: .ssh/authorized_keys to make sure we haven't added extra keys that you weren't expecting. benutzername@server:~$