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[[File:Putty_basic.png|400px|thumb|  Enter hostname or IP address (Click for larger image)]]
[[File:Putty_basic.png|400px|thumb|  Enter hostname or IP address (Click for larger image)]]
[[File:Putty_username.png|400px|thumb| Specify username to use when connecting, this is optional as one can type it when connecting (Click for larger image)]]
[[File:Putty_username.png|400px|thumb| Specify username to use when connecting, this is optional as one can type it when connecting (Click for larger image)]]
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=Using a Key Pair=
=Using a Key Pair=
To set the private key putty uses when connecting to a machine go to Connection->SSH->Auth and clicking the "Browse" button to find the private key file to use. Putty uses files with a ".ppk" suffix, which are generated using PuTTYGen (see [[Generating ssh keys in Windows]] for instructions on how to create such a key).
To set the private key putty uses when connecting to a machine go to Connection->SSH->Auth and clicking the "Browse" button to find the private key file to use. Putty uses files with a ".ppk" suffix, which are generated using PuTTYGen (see [[Generating ssh keys in Windows]] for instructions on how to create such a key).
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