how to generate public key from windows command prompt

Question

I need to generate public key to set up in ssh  How do I do it from windows command prompt  I tried using ssh-keygen -t rsa from c   but received a message ssh-keygen is not recognized as an internal or external command  operable program or batch file

User · Answer

Humm  what  ssh is not something built in to Windows like in most  nix cases   You d probably want to use Putty to begin with  And  http   kb siteground com how to generate an ssh key on windows using putty

User · Answer

ssh-keygen isn t a windows executable  You can use PuttyGen  http   www chiark greenend org uk  sgtatham putty download html  for example to create a key

User · Answer

If you ve got git-bash installed  which comes with Git  Github for Windows  or Visual Studio 2015   then that includes a Windows version of ssh-keygen   https   help github com articles generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent

User · Answer

Just download and install openSSH for windows  It is open source  and it makes your cmd ssh ready  A quick google search will give you a tutorial on how to install it  should you need it    After it is installed you can just go ahead and generate your public key if you want to put in on a server  You generate it by running    ssh-keygen -t rsa   After that you can just can just press enter  it will automatically assign a name for the key  example  id rsa pub

[ssh-keys] how to generate public key from windows command prompt

Examples related to ssh-keys