If you have more than one key and use them for different purposes,
you don't need to memorise the key fingerprints in order to tell
If you have more than one key and use them for different purposes,
you don't need to memorise the key fingerprints in order to tell
\i{encrypt} the key on disk, so you will not be able to use the key
without first entering the passphrase.
\i{encrypt} the key on disk, so you will not be able to use the key
without first entering the passphrase.
and \q{Confirm passphrase} boxes both contain exactly the same
passphrase, and will refuse to save the key otherwise.
and \q{Confirm passphrase} boxes both contain exactly the same
passphrase, and will refuse to save the key otherwise.
unencrypted. You should \e{not} do this without good reason; if you
do, your private key file on disk will be all an attacker needs to
gain access to any machine configured to accept that key. If you
unencrypted. You should \e{not} do this without good reason; if you
do, your private key file on disk will be all an attacker needs to
gain access to any machine configured to accept that key. If you
type a passphrase every time, you should consider using Pageant
(\k{pageant}) so that your decrypted key is only held in memory
rather than on disk.
type a passphrase every time, you should consider using Pageant
(\k{pageant}) so that your decrypted key is only held in memory
rather than on disk.
-The SSH-2 protocol drafts specify a \I{SSH-2 public key format}standard
-format for storing public keys on disk. Some SSH servers (such as
+RFC 4716 specifies a \I{SSH-2 public key format}standard format for
+storing SSH-2 public keys on disk. Some SSH servers (such as
\i\cw{ssh.com}'s) require a public key in this format in order to accept
authentication with the corresponding private key. (Others, such as
OpenSSH, use a different format; see \k{puttygen-pastekey}.)
\i\cw{ssh.com}'s) require a public key in this format in order to accept
authentication with the corresponding private key. (Others, such as
OpenSSH, use a different format; see \k{puttygen-pastekey}.)