Key Authentication for PuTTY and WinSCP

In this video, we show how to do key authentication for PuTTY and WinSCP

SSH keys are a more secure method of authentication than using a username and password and edb25519 is a more modern and less intensive algorithm then RSA

We show how to create public and private edb25519 keys using puttygen and how to authorize SSH keys to login to a Linux server running Ubuntu server 20.04 for example

We show how to configure PuTTY to use a private SSH key for authentication and how to disable password authentication on an Ubuntu server to enforce SSH key authentication

We also show how to import a private key made with OpenSSH and convert it to a PPK file using pttgen so that PuTTY can use it

This way you can use the same key on either operating system

We also show how to configure WinSCP to use a private SSH key for authentication

Useful links:

=============================
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL
Donate through Paypal:
Donate through Buy Me A Coffee:
Become a monthly contributor on Patreon:
Become a monthly contributor on YouTube:
==============================

==============================
MEDIA LINKS:
==============================

Credits:
LoveLife | Instrumental Prod. Blue Mango | EQMUSEQ.COM by Don Da Vinci

00:00 Intro
00:27 Download and Install Putty
03:04 Create SSH Key
08:03 Upload Public Key
12:10 Putty SSH Keys
19:34 Disable Password Authentication
24:00 Import OpenSSH Key
29:03 WinSCP SSH Keys

winscp ssh private key,putty ssh private key,ssh key putty,ssh key winscp,putty ssh key,winscp ssh key,windows generate ssh keys,windows ssh key authentication,winscp,scp,sftp,ssh,public key,private key,putty,puttygen,wincsp,keys,generate keys,ed25519,create windows ssh key,windows ssh keys, key authentication for putty and winscp

[TechTutorialsDavidMcKone]

SSH keys are more secure than usernames and passwords. PuTTY and WinSCP are very popular Windows application to access Linux servers. So it makes sense to configure these to use keys

[hghpower]

10:00 is EXACTLY what I was looking for... I have tried at my work place to set SSH for my users for a week almost.. I didnt knew what I was doing wrong... so remember guys, you have to log in to the server from each user you want to create SSH for, and to create the .ssh hidden folder and so on.

THANK YOU SO MUCH David!!!! MUCH APPRECIATED.... Best video definetly on this topic from so so many... that piece of information saved me days/weeks <3 <3 <3

[dangaines]

Great tutorial David! Liked and subscribed!

[AliRaza-mcob]

Thank you for the detailed video on it

[bahadirm]

I like to use Pageant from Putty for my keys, it loads the keys (encrypted or not, you can select) to the memory and if the work is done or you restart your PC, it's gone from the memory.

[kitukit]

Really helped with this, thanks a lot!

[danielscott]

Any tips on getting the correct directory setup and authorized_keys file for a windows client to windows client WinSCP setup using the key pairs? Seem to be getting "server refused our key" all the time. Thanks!

[mknet]

hi thanks for this, on winscp i get server refused our key... what could be the issue?

[carloscastroquintosa]

how can I connect two computer using Winscp in two different state? Example I'm in New York and my brother is in Nebraska and we want to shared big files, how we can do that ? Help please