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Puttygen
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.
Run the puttygen.exe if you do not have it you can download it here.
Here you can change the key type and length for this example we will use default. For more information on industry standards refer to this page.
Click Generate and follow the instructions of moving your mouse in the space till the bar is filled.
Once finished your public key will be displayed as well as some options to set a passphrase and save your keys. The box at the top is your public key that you would copy into your authorized_keys file in the ssh directory. You can also save the public key and send it to others to grant you access to servers.
Note when you save the private key its in format ".ppk"(Putty Private Key) this will only work in the putty client. If you need a private key without the putty format you can find it under Conversions.
The location to load your key in the putty client is in Auth on the left side scroll down and select Auth then browse for you key.
Bitvise SSH Client
Instructions for Bitvise can be found here.