Creating a PPK file

Last Updated : Jul 02, 2018 |

Procedure

  1. Open puttygen file, and click Load.
  2. Under the Parameters section, select SSH-2 RSA.
  3. Under Actions section, click Generate.

    You will be instructed to move the mouse cursor around within the PuTTY Key Generator window as a randomizer to generate the private key.

  4. Enter a value in the Key passphrase and enter the same value in the Confirm passphrase field to protect the private key.
  5. Click Save private key, and save the file to your local computer.
  6. The box under Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file: contains the public key.
  7. Copy the public key.
  8. Open a text editor and paste the public key into the text editor and save the file.