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5.8.1 Support for ECDSA keys (martin) | 5.9 stable released (martin) | ||
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Different file formats are used to store SSH-2 private 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-2 private 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), 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 ''[[commandline#keygen|/keygen]]'' command-line switch or [[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. To convert the key file you can also use ''[[commandline#keygen|/keygen]]'' command-line switch or [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] application. |