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* Then press the //Generate// button, to actually [[ui_puttygen#generate|generate the key]]. | * Then press the //Generate// button, to actually [[ui_puttygen#generate|generate the key]]. | ||
* Once you have generated the key, select [[ui_puttygen#comment|a comment]] field and [[ui_puttygen#passphrase|a passphrase]]. | * Once you have generated the key, select [[ui_puttygen#comment|a comment]] field and [[ui_puttygen#passphrase|a passphrase]]. | ||
- | * Now you're ready to [[ui_puttygen#save_private|save the private key to disk]]; press the //Save private key// button. | + | * Now you're ready to [[ui_puttygen#saving_private|save the private key to disk]]; press the //Save private key// button. |
- | Your key pair is now ready for use. You may also want to copy the public key to your server, either by copying it out of the //[[ui_puttygen#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, or by using the //[[ui_puttygen#save_public|Save public key]]// button. However, you don't need to do this immediately; if you want, you can [[ui_puttygen#reloading|load the private key]] back into PuTTYgen later and the public key will be available for copying and pasting again. | + | Your key pair is now ready for use. You may also want to copy the public key to your server, either by copying it out of the //[[ui_puttygen#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, or by using the //[[ui_puttygen#saving_public|Save public key]]// button. However, you don't need to do this immediately; if you want, you can [[ui_puttygen#reloading|load the private key]] back into PuTTYgen later and the public key will be available for copying and pasting again. |
===== [[type]] Selecting the Type of Key ===== | ===== [[type]] Selecting the Type of Key ===== |