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@@ -319,6 +319,17 @@ failures at that end. Also the exit code will indicate the number of failures.
 
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+### Generate SSH key
+With passphrase:
+```
+ssh-keygen -o -a 256 -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519-backup -C "Backups <backup@domain.example>"
+ssh-keygen -o -a 256 -b 16384 -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa-backup -C "Backups <backup@domain.example>"
+```
+Without passphrase:
+```
+ssh-keygen -q -N '' -o -a 256 -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519-backup -C "Backups <backup@domain.example>"
+ssh-keygen -q -N '' -o -a 256 -b 16384 -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa-backup -C "Backups <backup@domain.example>"
+```
 
 ### Speeding up SSH and prevent connection flooding