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BitVise SSH Client Tunnelier is the recommended client for key generation on Windows.
Exporting the Right Public Key
In Bitvise you can export two types of public keys,
- Standard SSH2 format - This is for the Bitvise client
- OpenSSH format - This is for adding to servers for access
This export option can be found by opening Bitvise selecting the User keypair manager.
Select the Key you want to export and click Export...
Select OpenSSH format and click Export
Name the file and save it.
Send the file or the contents to the Server Administrator to add your key
Puttygen
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It is not recommended to use Puttygen to generate keys. The software has not been updated in a very long time. Instead, for Windows, look at BitVise SSH Client Tunnelier or a current Unix/Linux system. |
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