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Generating a SSH Key in a Windows

Make sure to follow instructions at SSH Key#GeneratingaSSHKeyinaWindows

Step-by-step guide

1. Download Putty Key Generator from here and run the downloaded program
2. Click on Generate and move your mouse (within the SSH generator window) until key is generated
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3. Change Key comment to your Tieto email address in format name.surname@tieto.com
4. Optional: fill Key passphrase and confirm passphrase if you need one.
   If you skip this step then you need to confirm saving keys in next steps that you want to save them without passphrase.
5. Save public key as publickey.txt
6. Save private key as privatekey.ppk
7. From the top menu in Conversions select Export OpenSSH Key and save it as OpenSSHkey.txt
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8. Open OpenSSHkey.txt and delete the header on the beggining and the end of a generated key. It looks like:
   -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
   -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
9. Copy the rest of the text in file OpenSSHkey.txt and close it without saving.
10. Go to TDS portal and click on you name and then on Profile and click on Add or change key
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11. Insert a key in following format: [key-type] [key] [user-identifier]
    [key-type] use ssh-rsa
    [key] is the text you have copied in step 9 after edit in step 8
    [user-identifier] is your email address in format name.surname@tieto.com
    Make sure not to include any "ENTER" key between the portions of the inserted text.You can also copy and paste or drag and drop images into your instructions.

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