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Begin by downloading [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html PuTTY] and installing it onto a Windows or Mac. | Begin by downloading [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html PuTTY] and installing it onto a Windows or Mac. This will automatically install PuTTYgen, which is a tool for creating keypairs. Open PuTTYgen, and click the 'Generate' option. | ||
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Revision as of 16:39, 14 May 2024
This article will help you create a keypair.
Keypairs are used for authentication to cloud VMs. A keypair consists of two parts, a public key and a private key, and are specific to a single user. The following steps will explain how to create a single keypair that can be used for authentication against new Windows and Linux cloud VMs.
Generate a keypair
Begin by downloading PuTTY and installing it onto a Windows or Mac. This will automatically install PuTTYgen, which is a tool for creating keypairs. Open PuTTYgen, and click the 'Generate' option.
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