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| 2021-05-20 | 2021-06-18 | ||
| 5.18.5 SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.75 (Pageant now supports loading a key still encrypted, and decrypting it later by prompting for the passphrase on first use + Upgraded default SSH key fingerprint format to OpenSSH-style SHA-256) (martin) | 5.19 stable has been released (martin) | ||
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| When you want to shut down Pageant, click the right button on the Pageant icon in the System tray, and select //Exit// from the menu. Closing the Pageant main window does not shut down Pageant. | When you want to shut down Pageant, click the right button on the Pageant icon in the System tray, and select //Exit// from the menu. Closing the Pageant main window does not shut down Pageant. | ||
| - | If you want Pageant to stay running but forget all the keys it has acquired, select //Remove All Keys// from the System tray menu. //This feature is available only in Pageant 0.75 included in the latest beta release.// &beta | + | If you want Pageant to stay running but forget all the keys it has acquired, select //Remove All Keys// from the System tray menu. |
| ===== The Pageant Main Window ===== | ===== The Pageant Main Window ===== | ||
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| For each key, the list box will tell you: | For each key, the list box will tell you: | ||
| - | * The type of the key. Currently, this can be ''ssh-rsa'' (an RSA key for use with the SSH-2 protocol), ''ssh-dss'' (a DSA key for use with the %%SSH-2%% protocol), ''ecdsa-sha2-*'' (an ECDSA key for use with the %%SSH-2%% protocol), ''ssh-ed25519'' (an Ed25519 key for use with the %%SSH-2%% protocol), ''ssh-ed448'' (an Ed448 key for use with the SSH-2 protocol – //available only in Pageant 0.75 included in the latest beta release.//), &beta or ''ssh1'' (an RSA key for use with the SSH-1 protocol). | + | * The type of the key. Currently, this can be ''ssh-rsa'' (an RSA key for use with the SSH-2 protocol), ''ssh-dss'' (a DSA key for use with the %%SSH-2%% protocol), ''ecdsa-sha2-*'' (an ECDSA key for use with the %%SSH-2%% protocol), ''ssh-ed25519'' (an Ed25519 key for use with the %%SSH-2%% protocol), ''ssh-ed448'' (an Ed448 key for use with the SSH-2 protocol), or ''ssh1'' (an RSA key for use with the SSH-1 protocol). |
| * The size (in bits) of the key, for key types that come in different sizes. | * The size (in bits) of the key, for key types that come in different sizes. | ||
| - | * The fingerprint for the public key. This should be the same fingerprint given by [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]], and also the same fingerprint shown by remote utilities such as ''ssh-keygen'' when applied to your ''authorized_keys'' file. \\ By default this is shown in the SHA-256 format. You can change to the older MD5 format (which looks like ''aa:bb:cc:...'') with the //Fingerprint type// drop-down, but bear in mind that this format is less secure and should be avoided for comparison purposes where possible. //%%SHA-256%% is available only in Pageant 0.75 included in the latest beta release.// &beta | + | * The fingerprint for the public key. This should be the same fingerprint given by [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]], and also the same fingerprint shown by remote utilities such as ''ssh-keygen'' when applied to your ''authorized_keys'' file. \\ By default this is shown in the SHA-256 format. You can change to the older MD5 format (which looks like ''aa:bb:cc:...'') with the //Fingerprint type// drop-down, but bear in mind that this format is less secure and should be avoided for comparison purposes where possible. |
| * The comment attached to the key. | * The comment attached to the key. | ||
| * The state of [[#deferred_decryption|deferred decryption]], if enabled for this key. | * The state of [[#deferred_decryption|deferred decryption]], if enabled for this key. | ||
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| ===== [[deferred_decryption]] Loading Keys without Decrypting Them ===== | ===== [[deferred_decryption]] Loading Keys without Decrypting Them ===== | ||
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| - | //This feature is available only in Pageant 0.75 included in the latest beta release.// &beta | ||
| You can add keys to Pageant without decrypting them. The key file will be held in Pageant's memory still encrypted, and when a client program first tries to use the key, Pageant will display a dialog box prompting for the passphrase so that the key can be decrypted. | You can add keys to Pageant without decrypting them. The key file will be held in Pageant's memory still encrypted, and when a client program first tries to use the key, Pageant will display a dialog box prompting for the passphrase so that the key can be decrypted. | ||