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= SSH Keys =

Configuring your SSH client to use keys instead of password

== Putty ==
Generate a public/private key pair on your by using PuTTYgen as illustrated below:

Start PuTTYgen

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Click the Generate button.You will be asked to move mouse to generate some randomness. After that the program will generate key and display the result.

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Boxes "Key passphrase" and "Confirm passphrase" leave blank to be able to authenticate without passphrase.[[BR]]
Now, you can save public and private key.[[BR]]
You can recover the public key from the private key with PuTTYgen by clicking the Load button. But you can not recover the private key from the public key.[[BR]]
[[Image(SSHConf:PuTTYgen3.jpg)]][[BR]]
Now, you need to upload public key to your orbit account. Click [wiki:SSHConf#Installthepublickeyontheremotehost here] to see instructions.

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== SSH Secure Shell ==
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From the menu choose Edit> Settings option and then Key [[BR]]
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Click the Generate button.[[BR]]
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Click Next[[BR]]
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Select RSA type of the key. Click Next [[BR]]
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Wait until key is generated.[[BR]]
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Enter file name for private key and comment. Leave passphrase blank.
Click Next.
Now, save public key into file by clicking Export button[[BR]]
You need to upload public key to your orbit account. Click [wiki:SSHConf#Installthepublickeyontheremotehost here] to see instructions.

== Install the public key on the remote host ==