#Putty ssh public key how to#

Now we need to generate the SSH key itself. If you see something like the below, then everything worked. This should bring you to the bash prompt of your server. You will prompted about a potential security breach. Now that PuTTY is configured, we should connect to the server at this time. This will save the current configuration profile into PuTTY for later use. If this is not root, it will most likely be your cPanel username.Ĭlick back over to Session (top of the left menu), type a name to identify your settings, i usually use my domain name, then click save. Under Connection > Data, specify the username you wish to connect with under Auto-login username. However, if you're connecting to your shared/reseller account, we use a non-standard port. In the Host Name field, enter your domain, or the IP address of your server. Run PuTTY and you'll be shown the basic PuTTY options. The Unix/Linux version is available on the PuTTY download page.įirst things first, we need to create a profile in PuTTY to access our server. PuTTYgen: an RSA and DSA key generation utility (Windows x86).PuTTY: the Telnet and SSH client itself (Windows x86).You can get the latest version for both at the following links:

There is also a Linux version as well.įirst you will need to download PuTTY and PuTTYgen.

#Putty ssh public key how to#

Here we will go over how to setup SSH keys using PuTTY, a popular SSH client for Windows.