Putty Keys

How to convert Linux Openssh key to Putty format? 

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 If you want to know how to create a SSH keypair in Linux, see this manual. 

 Install putty-tools: 

 

 

 

 sudo apt-get install putty-tools 

 

 

 

 Then: 

 

 

 

 cd ~/.ssh/

puttygen id_rsa -o id_rsa.ppk 

 

 

 

   

 If we would like to convert the Putty format key to Openssh key: 

 

 

 

 To generate the private key follow this command: 

 puttygen id_dsa.ppk -O private-openssh -o id_dsa

 

 To generate public key follow this command: 

 puttygen id_dsa.ppk -O public-openssh -o id_dsa.pub 

 

 

 

   

 Be sure that the permissions are set correctly for private and public key: 

 

 

 

 chmod 600 id_dsa

chmod 666 id_dsa.pub 

 

 

 

 If you would like to learn more about PuTTYgen, learn about the installation or usage guide, we invite you to visit the website www.puttygen.com