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Make it clearer that detached SSH cert is optional.
Someone just asked us a question which suggests they might have thought they need to supply both files in the 'Public-key authentication' box in the config dialog, to use public-key authentication at all. I can see why someone might think that, anyway.
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@ -2917,7 +2917,8 @@ void setup_config_box(struct controlbox *b, bool midsession,
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FILTER_KEY_FILES, false, "Select private key file",
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HELPCTX(ssh_auth_privkey),
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conf_filesel_handler, I(CONF_keyfile));
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ctrl_filesel(s, "Certificate to use with the private key:", 'e',
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ctrl_filesel(s, "Certificate to use with the private key "
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"(optional):", 'e',
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NULL, false, "Select certificate file",
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HELPCTX(ssh_auth_cert),
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conf_filesel_handler, I(CONF_detached_cert));
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@ -3033,6 +3033,9 @@ PuTTY can't fall back to using this file itself.
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\S{config-ssh-cert} \q{\ii{Certificate} to use with the private key}
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(This is optional. If you don't know you need it, you can leave this
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blank.)
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In some environments, user authentication keys can be signed in turn
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by a \q{certifying authority} (\q{CA} for short), and user accounts on
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an SSH server can be configured to automatically trust any key that's
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