Generating an SSH keypair in windows

November 20, 2018 in windows ‐ 1 min read

Windows does not come with out of the box tools (that I am aware of) to create an ssh keypair.

You can install the Linux Subsystem für Windows. There you can create a keypair using ssh-keygen.

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Alternatively you can install PuTTY that comes with PuTTYgen. In the lower half of PuTTYgen you can define the Keytype and length and then click on generate.

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Some flopping the mouse around later you can export your public and private key.

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Cheers, Ori