What's your SSH terminal workflow like?
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- ✓Ed25519 SSH keys
- ✓ssh-agent for key management
- ✓~/.ssh/config for host abstraction
- ✓tmux for session persistence
- ✓rsync for file transfers
- ✓disabling password authentication server-side
My SSH workflow prioritizes security, stability, and efficiency by integrating modern best practices. I exclusively use Ed25519 keys for authentication (ssh-keygen -t ed25519) and manage them via ssh-agent with ssh-add to avoid exposing private keys. For high-security needs, I recommend hardware tokens like YubiKeys for FIDO/U2F-backed keys. All connections are streamlined through a well-organized ~/.ssh/config file with host aliases, jump host configurations, and explicit identity file bindings. Connection multiplexing via ControlMaster (ControlMaster auto, ControlPersist 600) drastically reduces latency by reusing TCP connections. For session persistence, I rely on tmux to maintain uninterrupted workflows (tmux new -s work, tmux attach -t work) even during network drops. Server-side hardening includes disabling root login (PermitRootLogin no), enforcing key-only authentication (PasswordAuthentication no), and tools like Fail2Ban. For file transfers, I prefer rsync -avz for delta syncs and SSHFS (sshfs user@host:/remote/path ./local/mount) for seamless remote file editing.
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