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When you run PuTTYgen you will see a window where you have two choices: //Generate//, to generate a new public/private key pair, or //Load// to load in an existing private key. When you run PuTTYgen you will see a window where you have two choices: //Generate//, to generate a new public/private key pair, or //Load// to load in an existing private key.
-===== [[generating]] Generating a New Key ===== 
-This is a general outline of the procedure for generating a new key pair. The following sections describe the process in more detail. 
-  * First, you need to select which type of key you want to generate, and also select [[#size|the strength of the key]]. 
-  * Then press the //Generate// button, to actually [[#generate|generate the key]]. 
-  * Once you have generated the key, select [[#comment|a comment]] field and [[#passphrase|a passphrase]]. 
-  * Now you're ready to [[#saving_private|save the private key to disk]]; press the //Save private key// button. 
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-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 //[[#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, or by using the //[[#saving_public|Save public key]]// button. However, you don't need to do this immediately; if you want, you can [[#reloading|load the private key]] back into PuTTYgen later and the public key will be available for copying and pasting again. 
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-For more details refer to guide to [[guide_public_key|setting up public key authentication]]. 
===== [[type]] Selecting the Type of Key ===== ===== [[type]] Selecting the Type of Key =====

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