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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:58:58 +0200
From: toolserver-l.wikipedia.org@publi.purodha.net
Subject: [Toolserver-l] Key poblem logging in with putty
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I am usually using secureCRT - http://vandyke.com/ - to
log in to the toolserver.

putty refuses secureCRTs key file ("this is not a key file")
which is the only one I have.

Can I convert the key file, which was generated by openssh,
to a format that makes putty happy?
If so, how do I do that, or where to find appropriate infos?

Or should I rather generate a different key pair for putty?
How would that be done, and how to implemet it, without
superseeding the one already in use with secureCRT?

Thank you for your help!

Purodha





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Yes, PuTTY can import "regular" SSH keys.  Run "puttygen.exe" then "Conversions" --> "Import"...

Yes, you can alternately use puttygen.exe to generate (and export) fresh keys then use SecureCRT to add them to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

Remember to save your putty settings before connecting.  Remember to use SSH2.  Remember to fiddle with "Window" --> "Translation" to get UTF-8.

If I recall correctly, you still can't save "default settings" but if you give the connection a name (e.g. "toolserver") before saving, they persist.

Connel