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\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.12 2001/11/25 16:57:45 simon Exp $
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\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.13 2001/11/25 17:32:39 simon Exp $
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\C{config} Configuring PuTTY
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This chapter describes all the configuration options in PuTTY.
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PuTTY is configured using the control panel that comes up before you
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start a session. Some options can also be changed in the middle of a
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session, by selecting \e{Change Settings} from the window menu.
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session, by selecting \q{Change Settings} from the window menu.
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\H{config-session} The Session panel
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@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ The top box on the Session panel, labelled \q{Specify your
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connection by host name}, contains the details that need to be
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filled in before PuTTY can open a session at all.
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\b The \e{Host Name} box is where you type the name, or the IP
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\b The \q{Host Name} box is where you type the name, or the IP
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address, of the server you want to connect to.
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\b The \e{Protocol} radio buttons let you choose what type of
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\b The \q{Protocol} radio buttons let you choose what type of
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connection you want to make: a raw connection, a Telnet connection, an
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rlogin connection or an SSH connection. (See \k{which-one} for a
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summary of the differences between SSH, Telnet and rlogin.)
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\b The \e{Port} box lets you specify which port number on the server
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\b The \q{Port} box lets you specify which port number on the server
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to connect to. If you select Telnet, Rlogin, or SSH, this box will be
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filled in automatically to the usual value, and you will only need to
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change it if you have an unusual server. If you select Raw mode, you
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will almost certainly need to fill in the \e{Port} box.
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will almost certainly need to fill in the \q{Port} box.
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\S{config-saving} Loading and storing saved sessions
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\b To save your default settings: first set up the settings the way
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you want them saved. Then come back to the Session panel. Select the
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\q{Default Settings} entry in the saved sessions list, with a single
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click. Then press the \e{Save} button.
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click. Then press the \q{Save} button.
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Note that PuTTY does not allow you to save a host name into the
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Default Settings entry. This ensures that when PuTTY is started up,
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@ -59,26 +59,26 @@ separate from the Default Settings.
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\b To save a session: first go through the rest of the configuration
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box setting up all the options you want. Then come back to the
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Session panel. Enter a name for the saved session in the \e{Saved
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Session panel. Enter a name for the saved session in the \q{Saved
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Sessions} input box. (The server name is often a good choice for a
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saved session name.) Then press the \e{Save} button. Your saved
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saved session name.) Then press the \q{Save} button. Your saved
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session name should now appear in the list box.
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\b To reload a saved session: single-click to select the session
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name in the list box, and then press the \e{Load} button. Your saved
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name in the list box, and then press the \q{Load} button. Your saved
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settings should all appear in the configuration panel.
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\b To modify a saved session: first load it as described above. Then
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make the changes you want. Come back to the Session panel,
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single-click to select the session name in the list box, and press
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the \e{Save} button. The new settings will be saved over the top of
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the \q{Save} button. The new settings will be saved over the top of
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the old ones.
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\b To start a saved session immediately: double-click on the session
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name in the list box.
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\b To delete a saved session: single-click to select the session
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name in the list box, and then press the \e{Delete} button.
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name in the list box, and then press the \q{Delete} button.
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Each saved session is independent of the Default Settings
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configuration. If you change your preferences and update Default
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Auto wrap mode can be turned on and off by control sequences sent by
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the server. This configuration option only controls the \e{default}
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state. If you modify this option in mid-session using \e{Change
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state. If you modify this option in mid-session using \q{Change
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Settings}, you will need to reset the terminal \#{ FIXME } before
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the change takes effect.
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@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Mode on to see whether that helps.
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DEC Origin Mode can be turned on and off by control sequences sent by
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the server. This configuration option only controls the \e{default}
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state. If you modify this option in mid-session using \e{Change
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state. If you modify this option in mid-session using \q{Change
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Settings}, you will need to reset the terminal \#{ FIXME } before
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the change takes effect.
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\S{config-winsize} Setting the size of the PuTTY window
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The \e{Rows} and \e{Columns} boxes let you set the PuTTY window to a
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The \q{Rows} and \q{Columns} boxes let you set the PuTTY window to a
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precise size. Of course you can also drag the window to a new size
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while a session is running.
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\versionid $Id: gs.but,v 1.4 2001/11/25 16:57:45 simon Exp $
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\versionid $Id: gs.but,v 1.5 2001/11/25 17:32:39 simon Exp $
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\C{gs} Getting started with PuTTY
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To start the simplest kind of session, all you need to do is to
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enter a few basic parameters.
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In the \e{Host Name} box, enter the Internet host name of the server
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In the \q{Host Name} box, enter the Internet host name of the server
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you want to connect to. You should have been told this by the
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provider of your login account.
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Now select a login protocol to use, from the \e{Protocol} buttons.
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Now select a login protocol to use, from the \q{Protocol} buttons.
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For a login session, you should select Telnet, Rlogin or SSH. See
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\k{which-one} for a description of the differences between the three
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protocols, and advice on which one to use. The fourth protocol,
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\e{Raw}, is not used for interactive login sessions; you would
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usually use this for debugging other Internet services.
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When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \e{Port}
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When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \q{Port}
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box will change. This is normal: it happens because the various
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login services are usually provided on different network ports by
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the server machine. Most servers will use the standard port numbers,
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administrator should have told you which one. (For example, many
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MUDs run Telnet service on a port other than 23.)
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Once you have filled in the \e{Host Name}, \e{Protocol}, and
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possibly \e{Port} settings, you are ready to connect. Press the
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\e{Open} button at the bottom of the dialog box, and PuTTY will
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Once you have filled in the \q{Host Name}, \q{Protocol}, and
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possibly \q{Port} settings, you are ready to connect. Press the
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\q{Open} button at the bottom of the dialog box, and PuTTY will
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begin trying to connect you to the server.
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\H{gs-hostkey} Verifying the Host Key (SSH only)
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\versionid $Id: pageant.but,v 1.4 2001/11/25 16:57:45 simon Exp $
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\versionid $Id: pageant.but,v 1.5 2001/11/25 17:32:39 simon Exp $
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\C{pageant} Using Pageant for authentication
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hat into the System tray. It will then sit and do nothing.
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If you click the Pageant icon with the right mouse button, you will
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see a menu. Select \e{View Keys} from this menu. The Pageant main
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see a menu. Select \q{View Keys} from this menu. The Pageant main
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window will appear. (You can also bring this window up by
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double-clicking on the Pageant icon.)
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Pageant is holding. When you start Pageant, it has no keys, so the
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list box will be empty.
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To add a key to Pageant, press the \e{Add Key} button. Pageant will
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To add a key to Pageant, press the \q{Add Key} button. Pageant will
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bring up a file dialog, labelled \q{Select Private Key File}. Find
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your private key file in this dialog, and press \e{Open}.
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your private key file in this dialog, and press \q{Open}.
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Pageant will now load the private key. If the key is protected by a
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passphrase, Pageant will ask you to type the passphrase. When the
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passphrase again.
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When you want to shut down Pageant, click the right button on the
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Pageant icon in the System tray, and select \e{Exit} from the menu.
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Pageant icon in the System tray, and select \q{Exit} from the menu.
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Closing the Pageant main window does \e{not} shut down Pageant.
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\H{pageant-forward} Using agent forwarding
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\versionid $Id: plink.but,v 1.10 2001/11/25 16:57:45 simon Exp $
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\versionid $Id: plink.but,v 1.11 2001/11/25 17:32:39 simon Exp $
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\C{plink} Using the command-line connection tool Plink
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able to connect to a remote host without a password. \k{plink-cvs}
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has instructions on this.
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In WinCVS, bring up the \e{Preferences} dialogue box from the
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\e{Admin} menu, and switch to the \e{Ports} tab. Tick the box there
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labelled \e{Check for an alternate rsh name} and in the text entry
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In WinCVS, bring up the \q{Preferences} dialogue box from the
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\e{Admin} menu, and switch to the \q{Ports} tab. Tick the box there
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labelled \q{Check for an alternate rsh name} and in the text entry
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field to the right enter the full path to \c{plink.exe}. Select
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\e{OK} on the \e{Preferences} dialogue box.
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\q{OK} on the \q{Preferences} dialogue box.
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Next, select \e{Command Line} from the WinCVS \e{Admin} menu, and type
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Next, select \q{Command Line} from the WinCVS \q{Admin} menu, and type
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a CVS command as in \k{plink-cvs}, for example:
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\c cvs -d :ext:user@hostname:/path/to/repository co module
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Select the folder you want to check out to with the \e{Change Folder}
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button, and click \e{OK} to check out your module. Once you've got
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Select the folder you want to check out to with the \q{Change Folder}
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button, and click \q{OK} to check out your module. Once you've got
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modules checked out, WinCVS will happily invoke plink from the GUI for
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CVS operations.
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\versionid $Id: pubkey.but,v 1.9 2001/11/25 17:14:00 simon Exp $
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\versionid $Id: pubkey.but,v 1.10 2001/11/25 17:32:39 simon Exp $
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\# FIXME: passphrases, examples (e.g what does a key for pasting into
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\# authorized_keys look like?), index entries, links.
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RSA keys.
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When you run PuTTYgen you will see a window where you have two
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choices: \e{Generate} new public/private key pair or \e{Load} an
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existing private key.
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choices: \q{Generate}, to generate a new public/private key pair, or
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\q{Load} to load in an existing private key.
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\S{pubkey-puttygen-generate} Generate a new key
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Before generating a new key you have to choose the strength of the
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encryption, and the type of the key (see \k{pubkey-types}). With
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\e{Parameters} you define the strength of the key. The default of
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\q{Parameters} you define the strength of the key. The default of
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1024 should be OK for most users.
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Pressing the \e{Generate} button starts the process of generating a
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Pressing the \q{Generate} button starts the process of generating a
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new key pair. You then have to move the mouse over the blank area in
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order to generate random data for the algorithm. Continue until the
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progress bar is complete.
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As soon as enough random data is available the key is generated. This
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may take a little while, especially on slow machines. Once the key is
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generated, its details appear in the \e{Key} part of the PuTTYgen
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generated, its details appear in the \q{Key} part of the PuTTYgen
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window.
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Now you can change the \e{Key comment} to something more meaningful
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than the default (which is based on the current date). e.g. add the
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name of the host you will use it for. When using multiple keys a
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meaningful comment may help you remember which passphrase to use! You
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should always enter a \e{Key passphrase} and \e{Confirm passphrase} to
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protect your keys.
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Now you can change the \q{Key comment} field to something more
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meaningful than the default (which is based on the current date).
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e.g. add the name of the host you will use it for. When using
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multiple keys a meaningful comment may help you remember which
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passphrase to use! You should always enter a passphrase in the
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\q{Key passphrase} and \q{Confirm passphrase} fields, to protect
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your keys.
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(Choosing a good passphrase is difficult. Just as you shouldn't use
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a dictionary word as a password because it's easy for an attacker to
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cuts down the possibilities a lot and you should use a longer one as
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a result.)
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Finally save the key by pressing the \e{Save} button. Do not close the
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Finally save the key by pressing the \q{Save} button. Do not close the
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window but proceed with step \k{pubkey-gettingready}, otherwise you
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will have to \e{Load} the private key again as described below.
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will have to load the private key again (as described below).
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\S{pubkey-puttygen-load} Load and modify a key
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PuTTYgen does not store the public key in a file by default. If you
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have to distribute the public key you can press the \e{Load} button,
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have to distribute the public key you can press the \q{Load} button,
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select the private key file, and PuTTYgen will give you the public key
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again. You can also change the comment and passphrase for your
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private key this way. Just modify the values and \e{Save} the key.
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private key this way. Just modify the values and save the key.
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\S{pubkey-gettingready} Getting ready for public key authentication
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into the \c{.ssh} directory and open the file \c{authorized_keys}
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with your favorite editor. (You may have to create this file if this
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is the first key you have put in it). Then switch to the PuTTYgen
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window, select all of the text in the \e{Public key for pasting into
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window, select all of the text in the \q{Public key for pasting into
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authorized_keys file} box, and copy it to the clipboard
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(\c{Ctrl+C}). Then, switch back to the PuTTY window and insert the
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data into the open file, making sure it ends up all on one line.
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From now on you should be able to use the private key for
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authentication to this host. Either select the private key in
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PuTTY's \e{Connection}, \e{SSH} panel: \e{Private key file for
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PuTTY's \q{Connection}, \q{SSH} panel: \q{Private key file for
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authentication} dialog or use it with Pageant as described in
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\k{pageant}.
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