All keys loaded will show up in the list. As indicated before Pageant can only read. Launch pageant, which should show up down in the lefthand corner as a tray icon.įrom the Pageant Key List window you can see any loaded keys and also add or remove them.Ĭlick ‘Add Key’ to load your. PsLO+dYJTXKWYIfxW3FxUfjMR7ajPK/rFrd2eZeSA5dJrCt+ZBUQ5k/CD8vp7v1A JkzKrBUJVbNpzhvwYWvO998R7FQ5PhXa+OYwKpN8NzZ3d4nNEDbXxvXAd1O4LPn8 Pm7sBEZtcfew1Nm4KlR8eOZpdc/mjB2SFGju/VkCAAAAoBno8uQEcpfZQEA8BIBSįZit3Ie9Jpvmz8GQbj0cEqAFX4YKnd75m1zq9fiYhqVWoIBCB+qTIsc2cWQwvCpp SrX5osvcyyViA1NKNXvpAAAAEAAAAAEAAAAzAAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFwK You can identify it as a private key from the ‘ Private-Lines’ section.ī3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAACmFlczI1Ni1jdHIAAAAGYmNyeXB0AAAAGAAAABBv But never try this with your private keys at home kids.
As this private key will never be used, it’s ok to show it. Never share you private keys with anyone.Ĭontent of a. You can call it putty_id_ed25519.ppk, usernameyyyy_putty_id_ed25519.ppk or whatever you want. This will save it in the ‘PuTTY Private Key Files’ format which has a ‘.ppk’ file ending, needed with pageant. Next, click in the ‘Save private key’ and save it to a directory only you have access to on your local computer. Note that the ‘Public key’ and the ‘Key fingerprint’ will be different each time you generate a key. Make sure to fill out the ‘Key comment’ and add a passphrase after they key is created.
(If you really need an older RSA key, you can generate that as well afterwards, but don’t use it as your default key.)Ĭlick ‘generate’ and move the mouse around to help generate some randomness. Make sure to select the key type ‘Ed25519’ in the bottommost part of the screen.