{"id":3121,"date":"2021-10-15T13:26:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2021-10-15T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:26:07","slug":"generate-ssh-key-on-windows-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/generate-ssh-key-on-windows-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Generate SSH key on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>This article will explain how to generate an SSH key on Windows using PuTTY .<\/h2>\n<p>Using a key accessing your server adds to your efforts of server security. With an SSH key, you&#8217;re not needed to SSH into your server, therefore it offers an increased security for your servers. With this you&#8217;ll be able to even change the default port to any of your alternative and still access it usually.<\/p>\n<p>Using the <strong>PuTTY SSH client<\/strong>, users will simply generate an SSH key on Windows machines.<\/p>\n<p>Using the PuTTY SSH client you can generate an SSH key on Windows. you&#8217;ll be able to download PuTTY for free of charge from any external web site.<\/p>\n<p>To generate a key using PuTTY, users must follow the steps as given below :<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step I<\/strong> \u2013 You have to first download PuTTY from any external site and start the <strong>puttygen.exe <\/strong>generator.<\/p>\n<p>Step II \u2013Now you have to choose <strong>SSH2 DSA<\/strong> and hit the <strong>Generate<\/strong> option. you&#8217;ll be able to notice the SSH2 DSA option within the section named as \u201c<strong>Parameters<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Step III \u2013 You&#8217;ll be able for moving the mouse pointer in random within the small screen and generate the key pairs.<\/p>\n<p>Step IV \u2013 For distinguishing the key, you&#8217;d be prompted to enter a key comment. This can be sometimes useful after you have<strong> multiple SSH keys<\/strong> active on a server.<\/p>\n<p>Step V \u2013 You&#8217;re needed to enter the passphrase and confirm it. Protecting your key this passphrase would hereafter take care . Whenever you get connected via. SSH, you&#8217;ll need this distinctive key.<\/p>\n<p>Step VI \u2013 Press the \u201c<strong>Save private key<\/strong>\u201d for saving your private key.<\/p>\n<p>Step VII \u2013 Then, click the \u201c<strong>Save public key<\/strong>\u201c. This would save your public key.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will explain how to generate an SSH key on Windows using PuTTY . Using a key accessing your server adds to your efforts of server security. With an SSH key, you&#8217;re not needed to SSH into your server, therefore it offers an increased security for your servers. 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