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I need to send an SSH key to other people, is it safe to use a file sharing site like mediafire to upload and share the key?

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    You should never send a private key, under any circumstances. – SLaks Jan 01 '17 at 20:45
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    And public key is safe to share in any way. It's _meant_ to be shared. – Sergio Tulentsev Jan 01 '17 at 20:47
  • @carminezaccagnino: in this case, copy it on a flash drive and give it to them in person. But whatever you plan do to, there is certainly a better way than sharing the private key. – Sergio Tulentsev Jan 01 '17 at 20:49
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    @carminezaccagnino: You shouldn't give it to people you trust either. Instead, you should trust their public keys so they can use their own private keys the way you use yours. – SLaks Jan 01 '17 at 20:57

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I need to send it to people I know and trust, and it doesn't give them access to root

You don't need to. Tell them to generate their own key (ssh-keygen) and send you the public key. Set the public key to the server and let them connect.

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