Configuring SSH: Creating a Command Key

OpenSSH provides the capability of binding a particular key to a command.  This is often the best way to execute a remote command without the risk of sending a password over the network.

1. Change directory to your .ssh directory. (ie. cd ~/.ssh)
2. Create the key pair. (ie. ssh-keygen -N "" -f hello_world)
3. Add the key to the authorized_keys file along with the command. (ie. echo -n 'command="echo Hello World"' | cat - hello_world.pub >> authorized_keys)
4. Try it out! (ie. SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/dev/null ssh -o BatchMode=true -qi hello_world localhost)

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