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To protect the private key, it should be generated locally on a user's machine (e.g. using [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]]) and stored encrypted by a passphrase. The passphrase should be long enough (that's why it's called passphrase, not password) to withstand a [[wp>Brute-force_attack|brute-force attack]] for a reasonably long time, in case an attacker obtains the private key file. | To protect the private key, it should be generated locally on a user's machine (e.g. using [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]]) and stored encrypted by a passphrase. The passphrase should be long enough (that's why it's called passphrase, not password) to withstand a [[wp>Brute-force_attack|brute-force attack]] for a reasonably long time, in case an attacker obtains the private key file. | ||
- | Different file formats are used to store private keys. WinSCP supports PuTTY format, with ''.ppk'' extension.. | + | Different file formats are used to store private keys. WinSCP supports PuTTY format, with ''.ppk'' extension. |
===== User Public Key ===== | ===== User Public Key ===== |