

There should be three fields on a single line. Log into the remote machine, and copy/edit, then append the public key into the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file in the same format as the other keys. When I copied this file over to Windows, the system insisted on splitting the single long line into multiple lines with "\" between the lines. I'd use the 'J' command to join two lines, then search for spaces and delete the spaces between the lines. Personally, I would copy the file over to the Linux machine, and then edit it, because editors like vim are much more tolerant of long lines. Ssh-rsa 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 rsa-key-20160822 The third is a comment - which can correspond to your key comment field.The second should be your public key all on one line with no spaces.Let's assume it's a Linux machine using ssh. You have to edit this to a form that is suitable for your remote site. YbcAlqNrE/wKb3/wGWdf3d8cu+mJrJiP1JitBbd4dzYM0bS42UVfexWwQSegDHaw XwSCvpbsYj5bGPQUGs+6AHkm9DALrXD8TX/ivQ+IsWEV3wnXeA4I1xfnodfXdhwn RcyrSIP9H/PDuBuYoOfSBKies6bJTHi9zW2/upHqNlqa2+PNY64hbq2uSQoKZl1S Z+CgeBVIiRr1EYTE8TqsSBdvmu3zCuQgDVcSAoubfxjM4sm3Lb6i4k4DJmF57J6T YjRNYhuMGP2zgpr9P/FO1buYdLah5ab3rubB5VbbRP9qmaP2cesJS/N91luc099g ZBihq85a1SHx0LBk31342HsCiM4el//Zkicmjmy0qYGShmzh1kfZBKiBs+xN4tBE UIu98snjOBM0ysb14Uu7hMvti5Xd3kSW7ctL2j1ORuRgZX6LHihaezvsBFI5S/lZĤv/yxymRKQnyV6OkMNMXESJpXh3cTMIIGtDJtbbYvh5Qs0f3O1fMiQYyz2MjGphd YEQgtbJd/hyHtTHK9X/wiKeQr7LjHZcEg3osYh+MzZFscldQM/a/Z26AKh81EC9X Your public key will look like this: - BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY -ĪAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAgEA5Kp+G9z8eE0MpPZL9JZksstIa3L9JEND6ud1ġIiD6f1jw/7Lv7CvZcCdk/OVMT+DlTbryRoqfbNMLkjajqNTUGBAscTduUtPYuQt Then save the private key in one file, and the public key in another file. Once it's generated, your screen will look like this:ĭescribe the account in the "Key Comment" field. I'd use at least 4098 bits.Ĭlick the Generate button, move the mouse around, until the key pair is generated.

Here is how you do this.ĭownload PuTTYgen, and execute it to generate a SSH2-RSA key.
#PUTTY SSH LOGIN INSTALL#
You should first use PuTTYgen to create a key pair, then install the private key in PuTTY, and copy the public key to the remote site.

#PUTTY SSH LOGIN SOFTWARE#
This is the PuTTY-only way to do it, only using software from the PuTTY site. Combining two different packages for a security solution can be dangerous.
