X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/96d19bc96ba1e93fe09561f3ceefe427e7d30386..5b68bbaf18d9dd4c5fd83c5c3dd061080dd07a43:/doc/faq.but?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 672a7618..e2577bf4 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 1.30 2002/07/09 11:34:10 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -738,6 +738,21 @@ For more details and OpenSSH patches, see \W{http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138}{bug 138} in the OpenSSH BTS. +\e{Update:} As of OpenSSH 3.4p1 the problem with SSH 1 and Blowfish +remains. Apply the patch linked to from bug 138, or use another cipher +(e.g., 3DES) instead. + +\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