How do I generate SSH2 keys with PuTTYgen?

[Andrew]

In section 8.2.2 of the putty documentaion it suggests the following
reagarding generating key pairs:

"Before generating a public key using PuTTYgen, you need to select which
type of key you need. PuTTYgen currently supports three types of key:
An RSA key for use with the SSH 1 protocol.
An RSA key for use with the SSH 2 protocol.
A DSA key for use with the SSH 2 protocol."

However there is no obvious option in either the "stable" or "development
snapshot" version to allow generation of anything other than a SSH1 key. I
tried "puttygen -t rsa" in the hope that maybe puttygen used the openssh
command link options but it had no obvious effect.

I have an SSH1 key working with pagent, and I can login via password using
SSH2 - all I need is an SSH2 key!

Doee anyone know the real answer?

Andrew

[Richard E. Silverman]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew <aden...@bigpond.net.au> writes:

Andrew> However there is no obvious option in either the "stable" or
Andrew> "development snapshot" version to allow generation of anything
Andrew> other than a SSH1 key.

Odd. When I start puttygen.exe from the dev snapshot, its dialog box has
a set of radio buttons on the bottom for choosing between the three
different key types.

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[rmo...@clearvision-cm.com]

Go to top menu, click key and select SHA2. Took me fricking hors to figure that out

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