download puttykey & putty and make a key
0 – note that the ‘passphrase’ and the password are completely independent of eachother! for that matter, you really dont even need a passphrase.
1 – do NOT try to save the public key using the buttons! instead, cut/paste it
2 – mkdir /.ssh ; # creates a root level .ssh file (note period)
3 – chmod 700 /.ssh ; # change the protection
4 – put new key in ./ssh/authorized_keys file
5: in PuTTY: – point the “CONNECTION—>SSH—>AUTH” the private key created in the first step
Connection SSN Encryption cipher selection polities blowfish AES (ssh2 only) 3 DES – warn below here – DES