This is the best guide I have found for configuring OpenSSH on Windows for Public Key Authentication. PK authentication makes it possible to ssh to a remote system without the need for a password (which can be dangerous) during tasks that you would like to automate, like backups or syncronization of two systems.
It’s a terrific article, starting with obtaining PuTTY and generating a public/private key pair. It then covers installation of the public key on the remote host with both openSSH and SSH.com SSH. The article also explains how to set up on UNIX with openSSH and SSH.com SSH. This is brief but definitely bookmark-able.
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Can’t u use PuTTY for that?
I think you probably could, but my need for this was to automate Unison file syncronization to sync two servers. Unison uses SSH not PuTTY as it’s secure communication layer.
Hi,
Could you please provide guide for “Configuring OpenSSH for Public Key Authentication” as I am unable to get that from the link you have provided on article ‘http://www.digitalmediaminute.com/article/1879/configuring-openssh-for-public-key-authentication”
Thanks,
Surjit