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The ppk file that you saved in step #9 is your private SSH key. What is currently in your clipboard is your public SSH key and is perfectly safe to be shared with anyone. Right-click again in the same text field and choose "Copy".Right-click in the text field labeled "Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file" and choose "Select All".Click "Save private key" and choose a location to save your new ppk file.Re-enter your passphrase in "Confirm passphrase".

Enter a passphrase in "Key passphrase".

As it generates your key, moving your mouse around will help speed up the process.

Enter "4096" for "Number of bits in a generated key".

Under "Type of key to generate", be sure that "RSA" is selected.

Type puttygen.exe and press Enter (or click "OK").

To create a 4096-bit RSA key, run the following: (Read the FAQ entry if you're not sure if you need 32- or 64-bit installer)

Click on the msi file that you wish to use.

Linux.cs. = The machine that you need to SSH into and add SSH key to. To avoid confusion, we will use the following terminology:

For the purposes of these instructions, we will assume that you want to SSH into a CS machine from a computer at home. Adding your public SSH key to linux.cs. will automatically add it to all other machines on the CS network. You can use the same public SSH key from one computer to connect to many others.Į.g., if you have two computers at home, home1 and home2, and want to use them to connect to remote1, remote2, and remote3 you would create an SSH key pair on both home1 and home2, and then send the public key from home1 to all three remote computers, and lastly you would send the public key from home2 to all three remote computers.īelow are the necessary instructions to create an SSH key pair and add your public key to your CS account.

You will create an SSH key pair on each computer that you want to SSH from. In order to use SSH keys to connect to a remote computer, one must first create an SSH key pair on one's computer, then copy the public SSH key to the remote computer. The private key should never be shared with anyone and should be kept safe. The public key, as the name suggests, is public and can be safely shared with the world. The University ISO will quarantine any host allowing SSH access that has not disabled password authentication.Īn SSH key pair consists of two keys: One public key and one private key. From UT VPN, UT wireless, or CS networkįor instructions on adding SSH keys for other platforms, visit this FAQ.Īs of April 12, 2019, SSH keys are required when SSHing to CS/CSRES networks when outside of our networks, campus wireless, or the VPN.