Private/public key generator

Use the keygen utility to

  1. create a new private/public key pair,
  2. change key passphrase,
  3. convert a public key from SECSH to OpenSSH format and vice versa. 

The SSH2 add-on module uses the private key to logon, and the public key is used by the SSH server. Your server administrator should be able to correctly install your public key.  Since each server is different, we cannot provide information on the exact details of public key installation.

Most SSH servers accept keys either, in the SECSH format, or in the OPENSSH format. Please use the correct key format, when generating a new key.