The Nectar convenience method of downloading a private key from Nectar, results in a few scenarios that confuse entry-level users.
Browser downloads private key to unsecure folder
user needs to copy from unsecure folder to terminal accessible secure folder
recommended windows-based terminals (MobaXterm and WSL) both have obscure and different locations for the /home directory, that tends to need bespoke explanation
File permissions may or may not be set correctly for
custom key-names make key-specification with the -i flag required (as opposed to default key_name id_rsa
overall it seems that the ssh-keygen method is much more convenient than the Nectar convenience method. We should consider removing the Nectar Convenience method from the Nec tutorials, favouring the ssh-keygen method.
An additional benefit of this would be that the tutorial indeed only teaches one method, further simplifying the life of entry-level users.
The Nectar convenience method of downloading a private key from Nectar, results in a few scenarios that confuse entry-level users.
-i
flag required (as opposed to default key_nameid_rsa
overall it seems that the
ssh-keygen
method is much more convenient than the Nectar convenience method. We should consider removing the Nectar Convenience method from the Nec tutorials, favouring thessh-keygen
method.An additional benefit of this would be that the tutorial indeed only teaches one method, further simplifying the life of entry-level users.