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OpenSSH Client config, known hosts and keys
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C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\config
Config file can hold usernames, IP addresses and ports, key locations and configured shortcuts for servers e.g. ssh web-server
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\known_hosts
Known hosts file can hold a list of connected FQDNs/IP Addresses and ports if they are non-default, as well as public key fingerprints
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\*.pub
Gets all public keys (*.pub). It is more difficult to find private keys as they typically do not have a file extension. However, the .pub files should be able to help find the private keys as they are typically named the same.
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\id_rsa
Default name for an auto-generated SSH RSA private key
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\id_ecdsa
Default name for an auto-generated SSH ECDSA private key
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\id_ecdsa_sk
Default name for an auto-generated SSH ECDSA private key using a Security Key
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\id_ed25519
Default name for an auto-generated SSH ED25519 private key
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\id_ed25519_sk
Default name for an auto-generated SSH ED25519 private key using a Security Key
C:\Users\%user%\.ssh\id_dsa
Default name for an auto-generated SSH DSA private key