On Windows, you can create SSH keys in many ways. This document explains how to use two SSH applications, PuTTY and Git Bash.

Joyent recommends RSA keys because the node-manta CLI programs work with RSA keys both locally and with the ssh agent. DSA keys will work only if the private key is on the same system as the CLI, and not password-protected.

1. The ssh-keygen utility created two files for you. Idrsa: this is the private key of your SSH key pair, you should not share this key with anybody.; idrsa.pub: this is the public key of your SSH key pair, this is the key that you will copy to your server in order to connect to it seamlessly.; Generate SSH keys for Git on Windows. In order to generate SSH keys for Git on Windows, you have.
2. In the git bash terminal type ssh-keygen -t rsa. This will generate public and private key pair Go to the location of the keys (I'd recommend using git bash for it) and open the public key (with cat, for example), copy it Paste the public key on your github account using Account-SSH Keys-Add key.
3. Idrsa.pub: this is the public key of your SSH key pair, this is the key that you will copy to your server in order to connect to it seamlessly. Generate SSH keys for Git on Windows. In order to generate SSH keys for Git on Windows, you have to enable the OpenSSH commands using the “Add-WindowsCapability” command.

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Important note: The most common problems when setting up Git on Windows are related to SSH keys. Git uses SSH keys to securely access your repositories, and in Windows SSH keys are often searched on the wrong path when you try to use Git. If you use an older version of msysGit, you may encounter a step called “Choosing the SSH executables”. Sep 26, 2019 On Windows, you can create SSH keys in many ways. This document explains how to use two SSH applications, PuTTY and Git Bash. Joyent recommends RSA keys because the node-manta CLI programs work with RSA keys both locally and with the ssh agent. The.pub file is your public key, and the other file is your private key. If you don’t have these files (or you don’t even have a.ssh directory), you can create them by running a program called ssh-keygen, which is provided with the SSH package on Linux/Mac systems and comes with the MSysGit package on Windows.

PuTTY is an SSH client for Windows. You can use PuTTY to generate SSH keys. PuTTY is a free open-source terminal emulator that functions much like the Terminal application in macOS in a Windows environment. This section shows you how to manually generate and upload an SSH key when working with PuTTY in the Windows environment.

About PuTTY

PuTTY is an SSH client for Windows that you will use to generate your SSH keys. You can download PuTTY from www.chiark.greenend.org.uk.

When you install the PuTTY client, you also install the PuTTYgen utility. PuTTYgen is what you will use to generate your SSH key for a Windows VM.

Generating an SSH key

To generate an SSH key with PuTTYgen, follow these steps:

1. Open the PuTTYgen program.
2. For Type of key to generate, select SSH-2 RSA.
3. Click the Generate button.
4. Move your mouse in the area below the progress bar. When the progress bar is full, PuTTYgen generates your key pair.
5. Type a passphrase in the Key passphrase field. Type the same passphrase in the Confirm passphrase field. You can use a key without a passphrase, but this is not recommended.
6. Click the Save private key button to save the private key. You must save the private key. You will need it to connect to your machine.
7. Right-click in the text field labeled Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file and choose Select All.
8. Right-click again in the same text field and choose Copy.

Importing your SSH key

Now you must import the copied SSH key to the portal.

1. After you copy the SSH key to the clipboard, return to your account page.
2. Choose to Import Public Key and paste your SSH key into the Public Key field.
3. In the Key Name field, provide a name for the key. Note: although providing a key name is optional, it is a best practice for ease of managing multiple SSH keys.
4. Add the key. It will now appear in your table of keys under SSH.

PuTTY and OpenSSH use different formats of public SSH keys. If the text you pasted in the SSH Key starts with —— BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY, it is in the wrong format. Be sure to follow the instructions carefully. Your key should start with ssh-rsa AAAA….

Once you upload your SSH key to the portal, you can connect to your virtual machine from Windows through a PuTTY session.

Git Bash

The Git installation package comes with SSH. Using Git Bash, which is the Git command line tool, you can generate SSH key pairs. Git Bash has an SSH client that enables you to connect to and interact with Triton containers on Windows. Chance of ever generating same key twice 10 letters.

To install Git:

1. (Download and initiate the Git installer](https://git-scm.com/download/win).
2. When prompted, accept the default components by clicking Next.
3. Choose the default text editor. If you have Notepad++ installed, select Notepad++ and click Next.
4. Select to Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt and click Next.
5. Select to Use OpenSSL library and click Next.
6. Select to Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings and click Next.
7. Select to Use MinTTY (The default terminal of mYSYS2) and click Next.
8. Accept the default extra option configuration by clicking Install.

When the installation completes, you may need to restart Windows.

Launching GitBash

To open Git Bash, we recommend launching the application from the Windows command prompt:

1. In Windows, press Start+R to launch the Run dialog.
2. Type C:Program FilesGitbinbash.exe and press Enter.

Generating SSH keys

First, create the SSH directory and then generate the SSH key pair.

One assumption is that the Windows profile you are using is set up with administrative privileges. Given this, you will be creating the SSH directory at the root of your profile, for example:

1. At the Git Bash command line, change into your root directory and type.

2. Change into the .ssh directory C:Usersjoetest.ssh

3. To create the keys, type:

4. When prompted for a password, type apassword to complete the process. When finished, the output looks similar to:

Uploading an SSH key

To upload the public SSH key to your Triton account:

1. Open Triton Service portal, select Account to open the Account Summary page.
2. From the SSH section, select Import Public Key.
3. Enter a Key Name. Although naming a key is optional, labels are a best practice for managing multiple SSH keys.
4. Add your public SSH key.

When Triton finishes the adding or uploading process, the public SSH key appears in the list of SSH keys.

What are my next steps?

• Adding SSH keys to agent.
• Set up the Triton CLI and CloudAPI on Windows.
• Set up the Triton CLI and CloudAPI.
• Create an instance in the Triton Service Portal.
• Set up the triton-docker command line tool.
• Visit PuTTYgen to learn more about the PuTTYgen and to seethe complete installation and usage guide.

Okay, I finally got Git to work. Here’s the necessary steps, after having installed msysgit and TortoiseGit.

First, create the local repository.

You’ll get a notification that an empty repository was created. You can now use the repository to track your changes.

But of course, you want to push this stuff to a server, as backup, because other people will collaborate on your project, etc. I’m using Unfuddle so I’ll concentrate on that (check out Git for Windows Developers for info on GitHub).

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Create a new Project in Unfuddle. Then, create a new repository and associate the repository to the project. Remember to choose Git as repository type.

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Now you need to generate a public SSH key to authenticate yourself. If you installed TortoiseGit, you should have Puttygen installed too. Open it and generate a private and a public key.

Save the public key and the private key with the same filename, the only difference is that the private key should have a .ppk file extension. Also, copy the public key in the top part of the Putty Key Generator.
Now, in the Personal Settings of your Unfuddle account, create a new key and paste it accordingly.

Now right-click on your local Git repository and choose ‘Settings’. Go to the ‘Remote’ node and choose ‘Add New’. Give it a name (TortoiseGit will suggest ‘remote’) and paste the URL you can find in Unfuddle. Point TortoiseGit to the correct (private) putty key.
Now you have one more thing to do. Start Pageant (C:Program FilesTortoiseGitbinpageant.exe) if it hasn’t already started, and add the private key you made a few steps earlier.
That’s it! You can now right-click on your local repository and choose to Push to push your changes to Unfuddle.

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If this post was useful for you, be sure to check out my other git posts. /generate-ssh-key-pair-git.html.