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Using PuTTYGen (Windows)
PuTTYGen can be installed separately or together with WinSCP (Free Windows SFTP/SCP client)
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It can be downloaded from : As part of WinSCP - downloaded from https://winscp.net/ or PuTTYGen(alone) - download from https://www.puttygen.com/ |
After downloading the package, run it. Select “Full Installation” and choose your desired language. Be sure that the boxes concerning the installation of “PuTTYGen” and “Pageant” are checked.
If you chose WinSCP, select your desired language and then select “Typical Installation”, which includes PuTTYgen and Pageant. Follow the installation instructions.
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For WINSCP WinSCP, after installation finishes, you can find PuTTYGen in the menu:
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Generate Key Pair using the PuTTYGen application
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- Enter a strong passphrase and remember it. You will be prompted to type it when you use this key. The passphrase is never sent to the remote server.
Save the Key Pair
- Press the “Save public key” button to save your public key. Name it using the suggested account name, with the extension “.pub” (Example: ipob_jsmith.pub or ipob_cr.pub)
- Press the “Save private key” button to save your private key. Give it the same name but with “.ppk”extention (ipob_jsmith.ppk or ipob_cr.ppk)
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Be aware that the format of the key should only be RSA SSH2. If you view the public key with a text editor, will look like something like this:
Be aware that the sequence of characters will be different and unique (is random characters generated by the process described above). |
Delivery of the public key to WIPO
Rename the files using the suggested account naming convention.
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Example for individual:
Example for IPO (using country or organization two-letter code according to WIPO ST.3):
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Email your public key to your support contact copying the ipas mailbox (ipas@wipo.int).
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