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id_rsa and id_rsa.pub deleted and still getting access to the server – Debian

How is it possible that I am still able to connect to the server although I’ve generated new rsa keys? Even after deleting them, I am still getting access to the server.
The client I am connecting from is Debian 10.

In the log I see the following:
Will attempt key: home/user_name/.ssh/id_rsa

And I also see:
Will attempt key: user_name@user_notebook

And that’s where it’s still getting the key from, even if I delete ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.

How can I ensure that the only source for the rsa key is ~/.ssh/id_rsa?

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  1. 0

    ssh -i /path/to/id_rsa [email protected]

    Also you can edit you config file as such

    Host server.domain.com
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dsa
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  2. 0

    The key was probably cached by the ssh-agent. You’ll have to clear it there after having deleted the id files.
    See How to stop SSH working with removed private key for details.

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