
These fingerprints are not needed in day-to-day use of your keys but can be saved to your notes to identify your keys later if needed. The system will now generate the key pair and display the key fingerprint and a randomart image. Unless you are an expert you should use the default option and press Enter. In the command prompt, use the ssh-keygen command:īy default, the system will save the keys to /.ssh/id_rsa.


Under “Best Match”, click “Command Prompt”. Press the Windows key or open up the Start Menu. If not, click the plus sign next to “Add a feature”, select OpenSSH Client, and click “Install”. Scroll down the list to see if “OpenSSH Client” is listed. In the “Apps & Features” heading, click “Optional Features”. Open the Windows 10 Start menu and search for “Apps & Features”. Generating SSH keys with OpenSSH (Windows 10 and newer) Follow the instructions below for the SSH client you use. There are several ways to create SSH keys in Windows.
