Generate valid openssh ssh key under windows

Question

I've some persons that are under windows, and they need a public/private RSA keys pair in order to get them authenticated to gistosis, a GIT server. We use SmartGit as our GIT GUI, and this tool require the private key to be in the format of OpenSSH.

Using puttyGen, I've been able to get a openssh public key, that is printed in the window, but not a private key. I can only save a private key using the Save button, and it save a format that is not like the one we have using the *nix tool.

How can we use windows tool in order to generate a VALID openssh compatible public and private key ?

Thanks.

Soutache

You can generate the keys anywhere, you don't need to be on windows to do so. – Lysander

Yes you're right, however I'm the only linux user. I don't want the whole business to depend on me. I must document a universal solution that's good for Linux, Mac and Windows ( In our case that the 3 OS we're using) – Soutache

Answer 1

puttygen has a menu: Conversion -> Export OpenSSH Key That will save the private key to the openssh format.

Soutache

i have saved the OpenSSH key but smart git keeps asking for it again and again .. !! – Haemocyte