Connecting with PuTTY: Difference between revisions

To set the private key putty uses when connecting to a machine go to Connection->SSH->Auth and clicking the <i>Browse" button to find the private key file to use. Putty uses files with a <i>.ppk</i> suffix, which are generated using PuTTYGen (see [[Generating SSH keys in Windows|Generating SSH keys in Windows]] for instructions on how to create such a key).  In newer versions of Putty, you need to click the "+" sign next to <i>Auth</i> and then select <i>Credentials</i> to be able to browse for the <i>Private key file for authentication</i>. Note that the additional fields in that newer interface, i.e. <i>Certificate to use</i> and <i>Plugin to provide authentication response</i>, should be left blank.