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majortom
majortom
September 7, 2022
Question

Unsupported SSH Key (PuTTY Key Generator)

  • September 7, 2022
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Hello 1Password Team,

I want to test the new SSH Key items in 1PW for Windows 8.9.4.
My keys are generated with PuTTY Key Generator tool as RSA 2048.
While importing in 1PW I get the error "unsupported SSH Key"

Can you help me? Whats the problem?

Example Key Files

1Password Version: 8.9.4
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Windows 10
Browser:_ Not Provided

1 reply

floris_1P
floris_1P
1Password Employee
September 8, 2022

We don't yet support importing .ppk files. So if you're exporting keys from PuTTY, make sure to choose OpenSSH as the export format.

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