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- Select “RSA” for the “Type of key to generate”, with 2048 bit key size or greater.
- Press the “Generate” button and follow the instructions on the screen.
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Please note that, as indicated, you will need to move the mouse cursor within the indicated area in order to complete de process:
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- 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). |
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