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Peter
Peter

Reputation: 5332

How do I convert public RSA key (in text form) to private PPK key file?

I have been 'emailed' a "PUBLIC" AES 256 RSA Key (for example):

"ssh-rsa AAASDHFhdfsdSDHF2SHdf932hSDF29SDFHSDF2SDFHSDF23SHDFewhw92sdfhSDFS29843SdhsdfZSDH= some@bunk"

Now, I am being asked to use it for a WinSCP SFTP session connection.

I see in the WinSCP connection information that there is the need for a "Private key file" that points to *.PPK.

How do I convert the public key I have in text form to a private PPK key?

The server I am working on (Windows Server 2003) has a copy of Putty. I have tried the various options but don't see any obvious area where my public key can be converted into the private PPK key I need.

Please advise...

Thanks.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 12617

Answers (1)

Martin Prikryl
Martin Prikryl

Reputation: 202088

You need to get private key, not public key.

And it should work the opposite way. You generate private+public key pair and provide them with the public key.

Upvotes: 0

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