Re: SSH unable to use pub/priv keys rh7.2

From: Richard E. Silverman (slade@shore.net)
Date: 01/31/02


From: slade@shore.net (Richard E. Silverman)
Date: 31 Jan 2002 16:21:02 -0500


>>>>> "Sacha" == sacha <interlopr_007@yahoo.com> writes:

    Sacha> I can only surmise the putty could not understand the format of
    Sacha> open ssh-keygen's private key.

Correct. The on-disk keyformats are not part of the SSH standards, and
implementations vary.

    Sacha> I was trying to create the private key on the server and move it to the host.
    Sacha> How is it possible to do that?

Not presently -- I don't know of a format-conversion utility for this pair.

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  Richard Silverman
  slade@shore.net