Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of SourceCodeGit/WindowsKeygen

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Nov 9, 2012, 2:26:40 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

davea

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+= Creating a !Public/Private key pair on Windows =
+
+Browse to the folder where you installed '''!TortoiseGit'''.
+By default, this will be '''C:\Program Files\!TortoiseGit\'''
+
+Open the '''bin''' folder inside the !TortoiseGit folder and locate '''puttygen.exe'''
+
+[[Image(puttygen-location.png)]]
+
+Run '''puttygen.exe'''
+
+[[Image(puttygen-1.png)]]
+
+Click the ''''Generate'''' button.
+You'll be asked to move your mouse around for a bit while a progress bar fills up.
+This helps make your key more random.
+
+[[Image(puttygen-2.png)]]
+
+When the progress bar finishes, your key will appear.
+Enter a password (twice) before continuing.
+
+[[Image(puttygen-3.png)]]
+
+First click ''''Save Public Key'''' and save your key somewhere.
+I've saved mine as ''''public.ppk'''' in my Application Data/ssh folder,
+but you can put this anywhere.
+Just keep it somewhere safe where you can find it later.
+
+[[Image(puttygen-4.png)]]
+
+Next click ''''Save Private Key'''' and save your key somewhere.
+I recommend putting it in the same place as your public key.
+I've named mine ''''private.ppk''''.
+'''Remember:''' your private key never leaves your computer!
+Only your '''public key''' gets shared with anyone.
+
+[[Image(puttygen-5.png)]]
+
+Now that you've saved your public/private key pair,
+copy the ''''Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file'''.
+Don't worry about what that means; we're going to be emailing this to David/Rom instead.
+
+[[Image(puttygen-6.png)]]