From 1bb76745ebce32d4c9c3cb718b640849175fc676 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jacob Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 22:02:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Trying to use an SSH2 key with an SSH1 connection seems to be quite common, so I've added a FAQ. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@1697 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/faq.but | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 672a7618..7c42286a 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.28 2002/05/15 19:16:45 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.29 2002/05/23 22:02:53 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -738,6 +738,17 @@ For more details and OpenSSH patches, see \W{http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138}{bug 138} in the OpenSSH BTS. +\S{faq-ssh2key-ssh1conn}{Question} Why do I see "Couldn't load private +key from ..."? Why can PuTTYgen load my key but not PuTTY? + +It's likely that you've generated an SSH protocol 2 key with PuTTYgen, +but you're trying to use it in an SSH 1 connection. SSH1 and SSH2 keys +have different formats, and (at least in 0.52) PuTTY's reporting of a +key in the wrong format isn't optimal. + +To connect using SSH 2 to a server that supports both versions, you +need to change the configuration from the default (see \k{faq-ssh2}). + \H{faq-secure} Security questions \S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and -- 2.11.0