If you want touse WinSCP as an SFTP clientto connect to your DMIT Cloud servers, you may need to convert your SSH key into a format compatible with WinSCP. You can use PuTTYgen to convert your key into the.ppkformat required by WinSCP.
PuTTYgen is included in theWinSCP installation package.
See Also
Accessing UNIX server using PuTTY (SSH) | Information Technology and Computing SupportSSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd EditionHow to start a SSH session from the command line
Kualo LimitedHow To Use Pageant to Streamline SSH Key Authentication with PuTTY | DigitalOceanTo convert a key into the.ppkformat using PuTTYgen:
Start PuTTYgen, and in theConversionsmenu, clickImport key.
See AlsoVerify SSH key file permissionsIn theLoad private keywindow, browse to your SSH private key, select it, and then clickOpen.
Enter the passphrase associated with the private key. Note that the key fingerprint confirms the number of bits is 4096.
In theFilemenu, clickSave private keyto save the key in
.ppkformat.
Use this.ppkfile as your key when you use WinSCP.
