ui_puttygen » Revisions »
Differences
This shows you the differences between the selected revisions of the page.
2014-05-17 | 2014-07-15 | ||
we do not document controls locations (martin) | replacing forgotten reference to putty doc section with link (martin) | ||
Line 129: | Line 129: | ||
Using the //Import// command from the //Conversions// menu, PuTTYgen can load SSH-2 private keys in OpenSSH's format and ssh.com's format. Once you have loaded one of these key types, you can then save it back out as a PuTTY-format key (''*.PPK'') so that you can use it with the WinSCP. The passphrase will be unchanged by this process (unless you deliberately change it). You may want to change the key comment before you save the key, since OpenSSH's SSH-2 key format contains no space for a comment and ssh.com's default comment format is long and verbose. | Using the //Import// command from the //Conversions// menu, PuTTYgen can load SSH-2 private keys in OpenSSH's format and ssh.com's format. Once you have loaded one of these key types, you can then save it back out as a PuTTY-format key (''*.PPK'') so that you can use it with the WinSCP. The passphrase will be unchanged by this process (unless you deliberately change it). You may want to change the key comment before you save the key, since OpenSSH's SSH-2 key format contains no space for a comment and ssh.com's default comment format is long and verbose. | ||
- | PuTTYgen can also export private keys in OpenSSH format and in ssh.com format. To do so, select one of the //Export// options from the //Conversions// menu. Exporting a key works exactly like saving it (see section 8.2.8) - you need to have typed your passphrase in beforehand, and you will be warned if you are about to save a key without a passphrase. | + | PuTTYgen can also export private keys in OpenSSH format and in ssh.com format. To do so, select one of the //Export// options from the //Conversions// menu. Exporting a key works exactly like [[ui_puttygen#saving_private|saving it]] - you need to have typed your passphrase in beforehand, and you will be warned if you are about to save a key without a passphrase. |
Note that since only SSH-2 keys come in different formats, the export options are not available if you have generated an SSH-1 key. ((&puttydoccite)) | Note that since only SSH-2 keys come in different formats, the export options are not available if you have generated an SSH-1 key. ((&puttydoccite)) |