How to use ssh keys with putty

Overview

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port. The name "PuTTY" has no definitive meaning.

PuTTY was originally written for Microsoft Windows, but it has been ported to various other operating systems. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and macOS, and unofficial ports have been contributed to platforms such as Symbian, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone.

See the following guide for installation guide.

SSH Configuration

Open your putty and click on "Auth" item (1), now click on "Browse..." button (2) and add your private key.

Click on "Loggin" item (3) and put the hostname (4) and saved session name (5). Click on "Save" button (6) to save and finally click on "Load" button to ssh connection.

A good suggestion, in step 4 use the following format:

 <sshuser>@<hostname or ip>

Example:

 myuser@myserver

Internal Links

May be of interest to you:

1. How to use SSH to connect from linux to linux server
2. Environment variables in Windows

External Links

• HOW TO INSTALL PUTTY ON WINDOWS