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| ===== [[comment]] Setting a Comment for Your Key ===== | ===== [[comment]] Setting a Comment for Your Key ===== | ||
| - | If you have more than one key and use them for different purposes, you don't need to memorise the key fingerprints in order to tell them apart. PuTTYgen allows you to enter a comment for your key, which will be displayed whenever WinSCP or [[ui_pageant|Pageant]] asks you for the passphrase. | + | If you have more than one key and use them for different purposes, you don't need to memorize the key fingerprints in order to tell them apart. PuTTYgen allows you to enter a comment for your key, which will be displayed whenever WinSCP or [[ui_pageant|Pageant]] asks you for the passphrase. |
| The default comment format, if you don't specify one, contains the key type and the date of generation, such as rsa-key-20011212. Another commonly used approach is to use your name and the name of the computer the key will be used on, such as simon@simons-pc. | The default comment format, if you don't specify one, contains the key type and the date of generation, such as rsa-key-20011212. Another commonly used approach is to use your name and the name of the computer the key will be used on, such as simon@simons-pc. | ||