Generate a Secure Shell (SSH) Public/Private Key Pair

Several tools exist to generate SSH public/private key pairs. The topics in this section show how to generate an SSH key pair on UNIX, UNIX-like, and Windows platforms.

Topics:

• About SSH Keys

• Generate an SSH Key Pair on UNIX and UNIX-Like Platforms Using the ssh-keygen Utility

• Generate an SSH Key Pair on Windows Using the PuTTYgen Program