Instructions to use SSH Key (#77)

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* proxy_use_insecure_cipher - include more ciphers with use_insecure_cipher (see [#56](https://github.com/appleboy/ssh-action/issues/56))
* proxy_cipher - the allowed cipher algorithms. If unspecified then a sensible
### Setting up SSH Key
Make sure to follow the below steps while creating SSH Keys and using them.
* Login with username specified in Github Secrets.
* Generate a RSA Key-Pair.
```bash
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
```
* Add newly generated key into Authorized keys. Read more about authorized keys [here](https://www.ssh.com/ssh/authorized_keys/).
```bash
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
```
* Copy Private Key content and paste in Github Secrets.
```bash
clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa
```
### Example
Executing remote ssh commands using password.