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If you use this option with an SSH-1 key, the file PuTTYgen saves will contain exactly the same text that appears in the //Public key for pasting// box. This is the only existing standard for SSH-1 public keys. If you use this option with an SSH-1 key, the file PuTTYgen saves will contain exactly the same text that appears in the //Public key for pasting// box. This is the only existing standard for SSH-1 public keys.
 +===== [[authorized_keys]] Public Key for Pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys File =====
 +The OpenSSH server, among others, requires your public key to be given to it in a one-line format before it will accept authentication with your private key. (SSH-1 servers also used this method.)
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 +The //Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file// gives the public-key data in the correct one-line format.
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 +For more details refer to guide to [[guide_public_key|setting up public key authentication]].
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 +WinSCP can [[ui_login_authentication#private_key_tools|show you the public key]] too.
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 +===== [[reloading]] Reloading a Private Key =====
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 +PuTTYgen allows you to load an existing private key file into memory. If you do this, you can then change the passphrase and comment before saving it again; you can also make extra copies of the public key.
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 +To load an existing key, press the //Load// button. PuTTYgen will display a dialog box where you can browse around the file system and find your key file. Once you select the file, PuTTYgen will ask you for a passphrase (if necessary) and will then display the key details in the same way as if it had just generated the key.
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 +If you use the //Load// command to load a foreign key format, it will work, but you will see a message box warning you that the key you have loaded is not a PuTTY native key. See [[#other_formats|below]] for information about importing foreign key formats.
===== [[other_formats]] Dealing with Private Keys in Other Formats ===== ===== [[other_formats]] Dealing with Private Keys in Other Formats =====

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