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- How to create OpenSSH keys on a Windows desktop for remote access to a Linux server with PuTTY Key Generator When using authentication based on keys (as opposed to a password), you have to create the key pair—a private key and a public key—on your local machine, then transfer the public key to the server and install it there.
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Question overheard at a recent user group meeting ...
The Windows key is so important with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 … how do I pass the Windows key to a remote RDP session running Windows Server 2012 in a window? Unless I'm in full-screen mode, the Windows key doesn't pass-through to the remote session!?
Great question! The Windows key can be passed through to a remote RDP session running in a window using the Alt-Home key. In addition, Ctrl-Alt-End passes the Ctrl-Alt-Del key sequence to the remote RDP session to bring up the Windows Security dialog options screen.
Alternatively, you can also launch the RDP Connection client (mstsc.exe) and configure the following setting in the 'Local Resources' connection options tab:
Openssl genrsa –out rdp.key 2048 openssl req -config rdp.cfg -new -key rdp.key -out rdp.csr openssl x509 -req -days 365 -extfile rdp.ext -signkey rdp.key -in rdp.csr -out rdp.crt openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey rdp.key -in rdp.crt -out rdp.pfx Certificate Conversion. Convert from pfx to crt using OpenSSL.
- Keyboard > Apply Windows key combinations: Set to 'On the remote computer'
Here's the full list of RDP shortcut hot keys for future reference:
Shortcut key | Description |
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ALT+PAGE UP | Switches between programs from left to right. |
ALT+PAGE DOWN | Switches between programs for right to left. |
ALT+INSERT | Cycles through the programs in the order they were started. |
ALT+HOME | Displays the Start menu. |
CTRL+ALT+BREAK | Switches the client between full-screen mode and window mode. |
CTRL+ALT+END | Brings up the Windows Security dialog box. |
ALT+DELETE | Displays the Windows menu. |
CTRL+ALT+MINUS SIGN (-) | Places a snapshot of the active window, within the client, on the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on the local computer). |
CTRL+ALT+PLUS SIGN (+) | Places a snapshot of the entire client windows area on the RD Session Host server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on the local computer). |
When using authentication based on keys (as opposed to a password), you have to create the key pair—a private key and a public key—on your local machine, then transfer the public key to the server and install it there. Here is how to do this on a Windows desktop for remote access to a Linux server.
Step 1. Set up PuTTY with PuTTY Key Generator
On your local PC, download and install PuTTY with PuTTY Key Generator.
Step 2. Create your key pair
In PuTTY Key Generator, select the type of key, the desired bit length and an optional passphrase, then hit “Generate” to create a public/private key pair.
Step 3. Save your private .ppk key for use with PuTTY
Click on the button “Save your private key” to save it in a .ppk file for use with PuTTY. You can always recover the public key from the private key file (for example by loading the private key file in PuTTY Key Generator), but not the other way around.
Step 4. Save your private key for use with OpenSSH
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In order to save your private key for use with OpenSSH, select the command “Conversions > Export OpenSSH key” and save the file in a secure location in your home directory on your local computer. A good place to put your keys on your local Windows machine is in
C:Usersusername.ssh
Remember: this key is your secret. Do not transfer it to the server!
Step 5. Save your public key for use with OpenSSH
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An OpenSSH-compatible version of your public key is displayed in the dialog. Copy it into the clipboard and transfer to the server.
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Follow these steps on how to set up remote access via SFTP to a web server root directory on RHEL/CentOS/Fedora using this key.