PuTTY with SSH key tutorial

2016-10-08T18:17:15Z

2001:470:1F13:D91:5542:B7B7:D9B5:6E65:

This tutorial shows how to generate a new SSH key, then configure a PuTTY session to use it.

== What's this? ==

To login to the server, instead of a password, you use a key.

This key is divided in two parts:
* the public key, you give freely (you can publish it on your webpage for example) where you need to have an access
* the private key, you keep very safely and privately for you and only you

The public key is more like a login, the privave key more like a password.

== Generate a new SSH key ==
PuTTY ships a software to generate a key, PuTTYGen. You can download it on http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html.

'''Step 1.''' Run it, and you've this screen. Click on the generate button.

[[File:PuTTY_Key_Generator_2.png]]

'''Step 2.''' Move the mouse to generate some randomness. That will be used to generate a random key, a key we can't guess.

[[File:PuTTY_Key_Generator.png]]

'''Step 3.''' Copy/paste the content of first textarea (ssh-rsa ...): this is your public key.

Save safely where you want the key ("Save private key").

If you set a password, the key will be encrypted, and a password asked each time you use the key.

[[File:PuTTY_Key_Generator_3.png]]

== Configure a PuTTY session to log in with a SSH key ==

[[File:Session_Panel_on_PuTTY.png]]

[[File:Data_Panel_on_PuTTY.png]]

[[File:Authentication_Panel_on_PuTTY.png]]

[[File:Session_Panel_on_PuTTY_2.png]]

[[File:Session_Panel_on_PuTTY_3.png]]

PuTTY with SSH key tutorial

2016-10-08T17:51:59Z

2001:470:1F13:D91:5542:B7B7:D9B5:6E65:

This tutorial shows how to generate a new SSH key, then configure a PuTTY session to use it.

== Generate a new SSH key ==
[[File:PuTTY_Key_Generator_2.png]]

[[File:PuTTY_Key_Generator.png]]

[[File:PuTTY_Key_Generator_3.png]]

== Configure a PuTTY session to log in with a SSH key ==

[[File:Session_Panel_on_PuTTY.png]]

[[File:Data_Panel_on_PuTTY.png]]

[[File:Authentication_Panel_on_PuTTY.png]]

[[File:Session_Panel_on_PuTTY_2.png]]

[[File:Session_Panel_on_PuTTY_3.png]]

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PuTTY with SSH key tutorial

PuTTY with SSH key tutorial