Putty ssh keys
Putty automatically comes with a program called Puttygen. Generating and using an SSH key with Putty We explain this procedure in this section and it works the same for WSL, MacOS and Linux. To be able to use it, copy the public key to the server you want to connect to via SSH.
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t ed25519 specifies that ed25519 encryption is to be used, which is currently the safest option. The PEM format is compatible with more devices, but the OpenSSH format is a lot more resistant to brute force attacks. o ensures that the new OpenSSH format is used instead of the old PEM format. ssh directory (for ~, the current user's home directory is automatically used, for example, / home / transip /). Ssh-keygen -o -t ed25519 Explanation of command By default, the files are placed in the ~ /. The experience is almost the same for both of them as working through the command line of a Linux distro.
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For more information on Putty, see our guide ' what is command-line / SSH?' Putty allows you to connect remotely via SSH to a Linux VPS.You can then connect to a remote Linux server via command line.
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In this article we show you how to generate SSH keys and then use them.
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For more general information on SSH keys, see our article ' What are SSH keys?' Connecting to SSH keys is a very secure way to connect to a VPS. To connect to a Linux server via SSH, you can use SSH keys, also known as SSH key pair.