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FAQ about private key configuration control move.

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This is genuinely a FAQ -- we've been asked about it 3-4 times now.

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@ -1084,6 +1084,24 @@ sending of the \cw{IUTF8} mode: on the SSH / TTY panel, select
\cw{IUTF8} on the list, select \q{Nothing}, and press \q{Set}. (It's
not possible to disable sending this mode in 0.68.)
\S{faq-privkey-control-moved}{Question} Since 0.78, I can't find where
to configure my private key.
In PuTTY 0.78, the \q{\ii{Private key} file for authentication} control,
where you specify a \c{.\i{PPK}} file for SSH public key authentication,
moved to a new \q{Credentials} panel in the configuration dialog. You can
find this by opening the \q{SSH} category in the tree view on the left,
then opening the \q{Auth} subcategory under that, then clicking on
\q{Credentials}. On this page you'll find the \q{Browse...} button you
need to select a \c{.PPK} file for authentication, as described in
\k{config-ssh-privkey}.
(This control had previously been on the \q{Auth} panel since public
key authentication was first released in 2002, so many online how-to
guides still describe it there. The configuration controls were
reorganised to make room for features added in 0.78, such as OpenSSH
certificates.)
\H{faq-secure} Security questions
\S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and