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Trying to use an SSH2 key with an SSH1 connection seems to be quite

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common, so I've added a FAQ.

[originally from svn r1697]
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\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.28 2002/05/15 19:16:45 simon Exp $
\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.29 2002/05/23 22:02:53 jacob Exp $
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
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\W{http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138}{bug 138} in the
OpenSSH BTS.
\S{faq-ssh2key-ssh1conn}{Question} Why do I see "Couldn't load private
key from ..."? Why can PuTTYgen load my key but not PuTTY?
It's likely that you've generated an SSH protocol 2 key with PuTTYgen,
but you're trying to use it in an SSH 1 connection. SSH1 and SSH2 keys
have different formats, and (at least in 0.52) PuTTY's reporting of a
key in the wrong format isn't optimal.
To connect using SSH 2 to a server that supports both versions, you
need to change the configuration from the default (see \k{faq-ssh2}).
\H{faq-secure} Security questions
\S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and