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other:putty_conf [2023/03/23 10:49]
jypeter [Creating ssh keys with PuTTYgen]
other:putty_conf [2023/03/23 16:37] (current)
jypeter Clarified the different types of files
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     * Read [[other:​ssh#​some_common_sense_advice|Do not forget your passphrase!]] if you need some advice about passphrases     * Read [[other:​ssh#​some_common_sense_advice|Do not forget your passphrase!]] if you need some advice about passphrases
  
-  * Click on the ''​Save private key''​ button, and create ​an ''​id_ed25519**.ppk**''​ file+  * Click on the ''​Save private key''​ button, and create ​the ''​id_ed25519**.ppk**'' ​**Pageant //private// key file**
     * We recommend that you save this file in the the Windows [[other:​ssh#​configuration_files|ssh configuration directory]]\\ => ''​C:​\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519.ppk''​     * We recommend that you save this file in the the Windows [[other:​ssh#​configuration_files|ssh configuration directory]]\\ => ''​C:​\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519.ppk''​
     * Note: files with a ''​.ppk''​ extension can only be used by ''​PuTTY''/''​pageant''​. That's why you also need to //export// the private key, as shown below     * Note: files with a ''​.ppk''​ extension can only be used by ''​PuTTY''/''​pageant''​. That's why you also need to //export// the private key, as shown below
  
-  * **Important!** Click ''​Conversions''​=>''​Export OpenSSH Key''​ and create ​an ''​id_ed25519''​ file (a text file with **no** ''​.ppk''​ extension)+  * **Important!** Click ''​Conversions''​=>''​Export OpenSSH Key''​ and create ​the ''​id_ed25519'' ​**standard //private// key file** (a text file with **no** ''​.ppk''​ extension) 
 +    * => ''​C:​\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519''​
     * You will not need this file when you use ''​PuTTY'',​ but you may need to use this private key in a standard text format later, on Linux computers/​servers     * You will not need this file when you use ''​PuTTY'',​ but you may need to use this private key in a standard text format later, on Linux computers/​servers
  
-  * Open a text editor and create ​an ''​id_ed25519**.pub**''​ file +  * Open a text editor and create ​the ''​id_ed25519**.pub**'' ​**standard //public// key file** 
-    * Save the content of the ''​Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file''​ field in the file\\ Something looking like\\ <​code>​ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI[... lots of characters ...]vwjLNmY eddsa-key-20230310</​code>​+    * => ''​C:​\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub''​ 
 +    * Save the content of the ''​Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file''​ field in the ''​id_ed25519**.pub**'' ​file\\ Something looking like\\ <​code>​ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI[... lots of characters ...]vwjLNmY eddsa-key-20230310</​code>​ 
 +    * This is the **//​public//​ key** that you will need to [[other:​ssh#​installing_ssh_keys|install]] on all the remote Linux server that you want to connect to using the ssh agent, instead of typing your password
  
-  * Click on the ''​Save public key''​ button, and create ​a ''​id_ed25519**.pub**'' ​file +  * **WARNING!** Do **not** use the ''​Save public key''​ button ​to create ​the public key file, because the resulting ​file will not be standard enough ​to be used directly ​on Linux computers
-    * You will need to [[other:​ssh#​installing_ssh_keys|install the public key]] on all the remote ​Linux server that you want to connect to using the ssh agent, instead of typing your password+
  
 ==== Using the private key in Pageant ==== ==== Using the private key in Pageant ====
other/putty_conf.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/23 16:37 by jypeter