> If you use PuTTY and want to use github but get
> permission denied (pubkey)
> read on.

> Overview
> To use git with GitHub you will need:
> •       Git
> •       PuTTY (or some tool for SSH).  I use PuTTY.
> Like many I use PuTTY on my XP and Vista machine.
> This is a nagging issue on the forum because there is a difference in
> PuTTY's public key format and a mystery requirement that I didn't see
> documented anywhere.  It is doable. It took me about 15-20 minutes on
> my second machine.

> Best information came from a post, that solved about 90% of the
> problem, but this missed a key point: capturing key for server here's.
> ---
> JeremyLuebke, "Windows Setup Guide"

> http://groups.google.com/group/github/browse_thread/thread/fcfcfb3c5b...

> Here's what I did and what worked:
> Install Putty
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

> download putty (all of it)
> install putty
> You will use putty, puttygen and plink.exe, pageant
> Create an SSH key
> Run Puttygen
> Create a key (I used) SSH-2 RSA 1024
> Enter a key phase (needed if you want to look at it in the future)
> Save private key
> Save public key

> Register public key with github
> Reopen puttygen
> Load the private key from the file you created above.
> At the top of the screen is your OpenSSH SSH public keyword.
> Copy string from "public key for pasting into OpenSSH Authorized_keys
> file" from the puttygen window (DO NOT USE the public-key-file that
> puttygen produced.  This format with it's comment begin and end will
> not work with github).
> Send the key to the GitHub repository owner.
> GitHub owner must add add it to github (account/SSH Public Keys)

> Add SSH Key to Pageant
> Launch pageant
> From system tray right click, select view keys (should be empty)
> Add key (browse for private key file *.ppk) use your password to read
> it in.
> You are now ready to use SSH, and ready for GitHub to know you.

> As an aside I also created a SSH-2 RSA for 2048 for better security.

> Install Git
> I installed 1.5.5, in the process you will install cygwin if you do
> not yet have it.

> Set  GIT_SSH
> Set  GIT_SSH as an environment variable via contol panel
> GIT_SSH=C:\Program Files\PuTTY\plink.exe
> Open a new window (which will now have the env. Variable)

> Register github.com fingerprint
> This was missing from the above post.  I was unable to add the
> fingerprint of the github server when I ran my first git push origin
> master.  The problem I had is I was not able to type "Y" to accept the
> new fingerprint.
> Here's the workaround:
> Run Putty
> Host name: github.com
> Protocol: ssh
> Open
> You will be prompted to add this fingerprint. Say yes.
> Now that I've added the finger print I can kill the window.

> Get the repository – clone
> From command line:
> git clone g...@github.com:myaccount/the-repository-name.git

> Thanks to Jeremy for the direction,

> Eric