3Com 10014303 - Manual (Page 38)

Figure 3-5 PuTTY Key Generator interface (2)
Enter a passphrase, if you want to use one.
Save the key
After you have generated the keys, you have an RSA public key and an RSA private
key. Click [Save public key] button and [Save private key] menu to save the keys into
files (e.g., publicMyKey.ppk and privateMykey.ppk).
Configure RSA public keys on the server
For details about configuring RSA public keys on the server, please refer to “2.7.2 7
Configure public key”.
Note:
Not all the keys generated by the SSH client key generator can be configured on the router (SSH server).
Only the RSA keys compliant with PKCS#1 format can be configured on the router.
Specify the RSA private key file
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