How to get a second copy of ssh keys

Question

I have an azure linux VM and had a pair of keys. Those keys are on a seperate computer than the one I ussually use. How do I get a second copy of the keys?

Answer 1

Hello @sammyboy123
Unfortunately you cannot get a copy of the private key if it is lost for example.
https://serverfault.com/questions/183664/recover-an-ssh-private-key

Concept of SSH-keys is described here
https://www.ssh.com/ssh/key/

You can only regenerate new key pair(private and public keys) and reset SSH configuration on Linux VM with new public key

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-ssh-connection

There is a possibility to store SSH keys in Azure Portal, so you can downloaded it on any of your local machines.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ssh-keys-portal