If you don’t even have a.ssh directory, or if you have one, but don’t see the id_rsa and id_rsa.pub files, then you’ll need to set up one up, as explained below. Step 1: Create a public/private key pair. The UNIX command to create a public/private key pair is: ssh-keygen. You can type that at any unix prompt.
You are confusing two entirely separate programs: PuTTY and OpenSSH. • plink and Pageant are part of PuTTY. The ssh command is part of OpenSSH. It is unclear which program is being used by Git; you need to check the%GIT_SSH% environment variable for that. • The programs use different agent protocols; OpenSSH cannot use PuTTY's Pageant; it has its own ssh-agent (which unfortunately is somewhat complicated to use on Windows). • PuTTY and plink store the session settings in registry, editable in PuTTY's interface. They do not use anything in ~/.ssh/; this directory is only used by OpenSSH.
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• The private key formats used by OpenSSH and PuTTY are different; you cannot use a.ppk key with OpenSSH. If you generated the key in PuTTYgen, you have to use its 'Export → OpenSSH' command. $ ssh -vvvT git@github.com OpenSSH_4.6p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8e 23 Feb 2007. Debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'PuTTY-User-Key-File-2:'. I never said that plink supports OpenSSH - Git Bash, however, does, since by default it uses OpenSSH. Reading back, you are correct, I have been confusing things since as you said, ~/.ssh/config is not used by PuTTY.
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However, I'd like to reiterate that GIT_SSH is pointed to plink, and yet if I modify the ssh config file for OpenSSH the changes are reflected in Git Bash when attempting to connect to github. Essentially, I believe that the GIT_SSH environment variable is being ignored and I suppose it's something specific to my OS. I'll try on a fresh image tomorrow.
– Jan 16 '12 at 5:49. I have put together a step-by-step guide to get Git setup for windows using PuTTY's Plink application for SSH authentication. Follow along below: Setup • Install which is available at the or you can download individually. • PuTTY: (or by ) The SSH and Telnet client itself. • Plink: (or by ) A command-line interface to the PuTTY back ends. • Pageant: (or by ) An SSH authentication agent for PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP, and Plink. • PuTTYgen: (or by ) An RSA and DSA key generation utility.
• Generate RSA and PPK Keys • Using the Git Bash, use ssh-keygen to generate a pair of RSA public/private keys. More information on how to do this can be found on the official article. • In PuTTYgen, import your existing ~/.ssh/id_rsa (private) key, via Conversions → Import key. • Save the imported key via the Save private key button as ~/.ssh/id_rsa.ppk. • You should now have the following keys in your ~/.ssh directory: • id_rsa: Private (OpenSSH) RSA key • id_rsa.pub: Public (OpenSSH) RSA key • id_rsa.ppk: Private (PuTTY) key • Install. Make sure that you choose to use Plink.
Note: If you have already installed Git, you can just run the installer again and set Plink to be your default SSH application. • Set your Environment paths. • In Control Panel, navigate to the System view.
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• Choose Advanced system settings. • In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab. • Click Environment variables. • Add the following System variables (if not already set): • GIT_HOME: C: Program Files Git • GIT_SSH: C: Program Files (x86) PuTTY plink.exe • Append the Git binary directory to the system path. • Path:%Path%;%GIT_HOME% bin • Open Pageant and load the ppk key located at ~/.ssh/id_rsa.ppk.