Windows users
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Windows: Create a public and private key using putty-gen
Type putty gen in the window search bar (download and install if needed)
Click on generate and wiggle the mouse.
Save private key to :
C:\Users\username\.ssh\putty_priv.ppk
(do not ever share you private key)
Send the string in the upper grey part of the PuTTYgen window that says
"Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file". Copy and paste this into a text file or just into the email to the sys admins.
note for admins:
The key should be called/renamed authorized_keys when put in the .ssh folder in the $HOME on kennedy – this will be done by the sys admin
