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| Restored revision 1448357679. Undoing revision 1448357700. (martin) (hidden) | 5.8 Bug 22: Selected private key files in OpenSSH or ssh.com format can be automatically converted to PuTTY format. (martin) | ||
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| Different file formats are used to store SSH-1 and SSH-2 private keys. While there is only one commonly used format for SSH-1 keys, there are several formats used for SSH-2 keys. WinSCP supports PuTTY format, as authors of PuTTY [[&url(keyformat)|claim that it is the best one]]. | Different file formats are used to store SSH-1 and SSH-2 private keys. While there is only one commonly used format for SSH-1 keys, there are several formats used for SSH-2 keys. WinSCP supports PuTTY format, as authors of PuTTY [[&url(keyformat)|claim that it is the best one]]. | ||
| - | WinSCP also recognizes (but does not accept) the other two formats (OpenSSH and ssh.com), so it can suggest you to convert them. To convert the key file use [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] application. | + | WinSCP also recognizes (but does not accept) the other two formats (OpenSSH and ssh.com), and it can convert the keys to PuTTY format for you (&beta_feature) or suggest you to convert them (//Stable version//). To convert the key file you can also use [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] application. |