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=== Create SSH Key on Windows 8 ===

=== Create SSH Key on Windows ===

To create an SSH Key on Windows, ~~you're going to need to~~ download PuTTY.

To create an SSH Key on Windows, download PuTTY from [http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.62-installer.exe]

~~PuTTY can be downloaded~~ from [http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.62-installer.exe ~~here.~~]

*Run the puttygen.exe utility to generate a pair of private/public keys.

* Run the puttygen.exe utility to generate a pair of private/public keys.

* Click on the ''Generate'' button (Make sure SSH-2 RSA parameter is checked)

* Move the mouse around to generate your key.

* Once you have accumulated enough "heat", the application will generate your key pair.

* Make sure you enter a lengthy passphrase in the Key passphrase field and confirm it in the Confirm passphrase field.

* Click on the Save private key button to save your private key in a file.

*Click on the ''Generate'' button (Make sure SSH-2 RSA parameter is checked)

Congratulations! With your mouse, select the content of the box labelled Public key and press Control-C to copy your public SSH key.

*Move the mouse around to generate your key.

*Once you have accumulated enough heat, the application generates the key.

*Make sure you enter a lengthy passphrase in the Key passphrase field and confirm it in the Confirm passphrase field.

*Click on the Save private key button to save your private key in a file.

Congratulations! With your mouse, select the content of the box ~~labeled~~ Public key and press Control-C to copy your public SSH key.

This key can now be used on Gitorious to access Git on Windows. Good luck!

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-=== Create SSH Key on Windows 8 ===
+=== Create SSH Key on Windows ===
-To create an SSH Key on Windows, you're going to need to download PuTTY.
+To create an SSH Key on Windows, download PuTTY from [http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.62-installer.exe]
-PuTTY can be downloaded from [http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.62-installer.exe here.]
-*Run the puttygen.exe utility to generate a pair of private/public keys.
+* Run the puttygen.exe utility to generate a pair of private/public keys.
+* Click on the ''Generate'' button (Make sure SSH-2 RSA parameter is checked)
+* Move the mouse around to generate your key.
+* Once you have accumulated enough "heat", the application will generate your key pair.
+* Make sure you enter a lengthy passphrase in the Key passphrase field and confirm it in the Confirm passphrase field.
+* Click on the Save private key button to save your private key in a file.
-*Click on the ''Generate'' button (Make sure SSH-2 RSA parameter is checked)
+Congratulations! With your mouse, select the content of the box labelled Public key and press Control-C to copy your public SSH key.
-*Move the mouse around to generate your key.
-*Once you have accumulated enough heat, the application generates the key.
-*Make sure you enter a lengthy passphrase in the Key passphrase field and confirm it in the Confirm passphrase field.
-*Click on the Save private key button to save your private key in a file.
-Congratulations! With your mouse, select the content of the box labeled Public key and press Control-C to copy your public SSH key.
 This key can now be used on Gitorious to access Git on Windows. Good luck!