How to use ssh.exe from Windows XP?

Fri Feb 10 05:13:00 GMT 2006

Tawfik, Sameh E wrote:
> Puttygen
>> Run puttygen.exe to convert the "id_dsa" file to a putty format. This 
> is because the private key file format is not specified by some 
> standard body. To do this open "puttygen" and open the "conversions" 
> menu and chose "Import Key" file. Then browse to the "id_dsa" file, 
> and select "SSH-2 DSA" field. Finally click "Save private key" and 
> save the file as "id_dsa.PPK" somewhere on disk.
> (PuTTYgen is an RSA and DSA key generation utility)
Why the putty stuff? Just use Cygwin's ssh! Just copy the 
~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file into your Cygwin .ssh/authorized_keys file. (Use 
ssh-user-config to generate keys). No extra application (putty) required.
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