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Make it clearer that detached SSH cert is optional.

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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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Jacob Nevins
2023-07-19 17:15:23 +01:00
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@ -3033,6 +3033,9 @@ PuTTY can't fall back to using this file itself.
\S{config-ssh-cert} \q{\ii{Certificate} to use with the private key}
(This is optional. If you don't know you need it, you can leave this
blank.)
In some environments, user authentication keys can be signed in turn
by a \q{certifying authority} (\q{CA} for short), and user accounts on
an SSH server can be configured to automatically trust any key that's