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Creating a SSH tunnel without a password. Based on the [http://robin.crecom.com.au/knowledge/linux/vpn%20setup.htm Link VPN Setup] guide in the knowledge database.

Generate the ssh key

Assuming a vpn users has been created:

$ ssh-keygen -t dsa
Generating public/private dsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/vpn/.ssh/id_dsa):
Created directory '/home/vpn/.ssh'.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/vpn/.ssh/id_dsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/vpn/.ssh/id_dsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
04:b0:6f:ff:2e:13:73:fb:aa:f1:d0:ee:3f:02:aa:b2 vpn@localhost.localdomain

mv .ssh/id_dsa.pub .ssh/authorized_keys

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