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other:putty_conf [2022/08/03 12:56] jypeter [Importing or creating ssh keys with PuTTYgen] Improved |
other:putty_conf [2022/08/03 13:13] jypeter [Existing ssh keys] Some warnings before starting |
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| Read the [[other:ssh#using_ssh_keys|Using ssh keys]] section if you don't know what //ssh keys// are | Read the [[other:ssh#using_ssh_keys|Using ssh keys]] section if you don't know what //ssh keys// are | ||
| - | ==== Existing ssh keys ==== | + | <WRAP center round important 80%> |
| + | * **Do not lose** the (existing) ssh keys files you have, or the keys that you will create | ||
| + | * It's a very good idea to **keep a copy of these files** on another computer! | ||
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| + | * **Do not forget** the passphrase that will be used to unlock the private key | ||
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| + | * If you save the passphrase in a file, **do not** put this file in the same place as the ssh keys | ||
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| + | * Easiest thing to do is probably to store the key files in an ''ssh'' sub-directory somewhere | ||
| + | * We assume below that they keys are in a sub-directory of your [[other:win10config#the_most_important_folders|local HOME FOLDER]]\\ \\ <some_disk_different_from_c>:\Users\<your_login>\ssh\ | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
other/putty_conf.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/29 15:43 by jypeter
