From 3c13ea609240a77ce0a13b4c9c726f5a6f297975 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Nevins Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 14:02:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ about private key configuration control move. This is genuinely a FAQ -- we've been asked about it 3-4 times now. (cherry picked from commit 943e54db4aff58b7cc904d3abb0e69281814ba5a) --- doc/faq.but | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 9a8deea2..b46c127c 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -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