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id_rsa

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What is this endpoint?

id_rsa

SSH Private Key

What an attacker could do

An exposed private key enables an attacker to impersonate its owner over SSH and gain interactive access to any server configured to trust the corresponding public key.

How to defend it

Store keys only in restricted-permission home directories outside the document root, protect with a passphrase, and immediately revoke and rotate any leaked key.

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