Generate SSH key on windows

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I have tried many time to generate SSH key (public and private key) on Windows from command prompt but do not able to generate.

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Restart the PC many times, but not work on single time.

Posted 5-Apr-24 8:20am

johntk22

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Pete O'Hanlon · Answer 1 · 2024-04-05T08:25:00

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If you're using Windows 11, you can use ssh-keygen from the terminal, or in WSL, something like ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "me@email.com". Obviously you would have to choose what type of key you wanted to create here.

Posted 5-Apr-24 8:25am

Pete O'Hanlon