Connect to server with ssh key putty

1. How do I connect to a server on PuTTY?
2. How do I authenticate a private key in putty?
3. What is PuTTY SSH authentication?
4. What is PuTTY SSH client?
5. How to connect SSH using hostname?
6. What is the difference between SSH and PuTTY?
7. How do I verify a private key match certificate?

How do I connect to a server on PuTTY?

For simple use, all you need to do is to enter the domain name or IP address of the host you want to connect to in the Host Name field and click Open (or press Enter). A domain name looks like students.example.edu . An IP address looks something like 78.99. 129.32 .

How do I authenticate a private key in putty?

Setting Up Putty

Select configuration (or set it up if not already done). Then enter “pi” under Data > Auto-login > Auto-login username. Click on Browse in SSH > Auth and select the private-key. Do not forget to save, so back to Session and Save.

What is PuTTY SSH authentication?

Pageant is a PuTTY authentication agent. It holds your private keys in memory so that you can use them whenever you are connecting to a server. It eliminates the need to: Explicitly specify the relevant key to each Linux user account, if you use more than one account to log into a server.

What is PuTTY SSH client?

PuTTY is a versatile terminal program for Windows. It is the world's most popular free SSH client. It supports SSH, telnet, and raw socket connections with good terminal emulation. It supports public key authentication and Kerberos single-sign-on. It also includes command-line SFTP and SCP implementations.

How to connect SSH using hostname?

Enter the hostname or IP address of your server into the Host Name field and leave the port number set to 22. Select Open to open a connection to your server, you'll see a login prompt to enter a username, then just enter your SSH username and password to connect to your server.

What is the difference between SSH and PuTTY?

PuTTY is a GUI terminal emulator for Windows with a built-in SSH client for remote terminal sessions. ssh is a command line SSH client. There is a port for Windows named OpenSSH for Windows. scp is a specialized program to copy files via SCP.

How do I verify a private key match certificate?

To verify that an RSA private key matches the RSA public key in a certificate you need to i) verify the consistency of the private key and ii) compare the modulus of the public key in the certificate against the modulus of the private key. If it doesn't say 'RSA key ok', it isn't OK!"