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# Public Key Exchange
Safety first.
## Creating an SSH Key (Windows and macOS)
In a command prompt or terminal window, run the following commands:
{% hint style="info" %}
Associating the key with your email address helps you to identify the key later on and assists our support team when debugging connection issues.
{% endhint %}
```shell
mkdir -p .ssh
cd .ssh
ssh-keygen -o -a 100 -t ed25519 -f "clario" -C "yourEmailAddress"
```
You'll see a response similar to this:
Just press \ to accept the default location, file name, and empty passphrase. The whole interaction will look similar to this:
## Next Steps
Please contact or your Clario Customer Success representative to activate public-key authentication for your account. Be sure to include the `clario.pub` file created during the process above.
