Putty Type Of Key To Generate
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  1. Putty Generate Pem
  2. Putty Key Location
You can generate a secure shell (SSH) key pair for an Oracle Java Cloud Service instance on a Windows platform by using the PuTTY Key Generator utility.

Putty Generate Pem

Import new pgp key generate. PuTTYgen is included with your PuTTY installation. To download PuTTY, go to http://www.putty.org/.

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The.ppk file extension indicates that the private key is in PuTTY's proprietary format. You must use a key of this format when using PuTTY as your SSH client. It cannot be used with other SSH client tools. Refer to the PuTTY documentation to convert a private key in this format to a different format. Jul 19, 2013 Consequently, PuTTY does not have native support for reading OpenSSH's SSH-2 private key files. However, PuTTY does have a companion named PuTTYgen (an RSA and DSA key generation utility), that can convert OpenSSH private key files into PuTTY's format; allowing you to connect to your cloud server from a Windows machine, with the added security.

Putty Key Location

  1. Start PuTTYgen on your Windows computer.
  2. For Type of key to generate, select SSH-2 RSA.
  3. For Number of bits in a generated key, enter 2048.
  4. Click Generate.
  5. When prompted, move the mouse around the specified section of the window.
  6. Optional: Enter a passphrase for the private key in Key passphrase and Confirm passphrase.

    Note: Java generate rsa key pair.

    While a passphrase is not required, Oracle recommends using one as a security measure to protect the private key from unauthorized use. When you specify a passphrase, a user must enter the passphrase every time the private key is used.

  7. Click Save private key.
    The .ppk file extension indicates that the private key is in PuTTY's proprietary format. You must use a key of this format when using PuTTY as your SSH client. It cannot be used with other SSH client tools.
  8. Select the entire contents of Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file.
    This window may have a scroll bar. Be sure to select all of the characters.
  9. Right-click the selected text, and then select Copy.
  10. Open a text editor.
  11. Paste the copied text into the editor. Do not insert any line breaks.
  12. Save the public key file to the same location as the private key file.
  13. Optional: Create a copy of the private key in the OpenSSH format.
    1. From the PuTTY Key Generator window, click Conversions, and then select Export OpenSSH key.
    2. Save the converted private key file to the same location as the .ppk file. Use a different file extension such as .openssh.