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How do I generate public and private keys from Windows?
First you need to have access to a terminal or shell on your machine. For windows, you will need to use a terminal emulator. For more details, see What is Cygwin?
- Open the terminal.
- Type
pwd
to verify that you are in your home directory. - Type
ssh-keygen -d
to generate your public key file set. - When your machine is done working, it will prompt you for a file in which to save the key. Accept the default and note where it lives. Your system must provide a path to this location during each login.
- You will be asked for a passphrase, and you must enter it twice to avoid typos. You will use this passphrase each time you open a tunnel (or connection) to OpenOffice.org.
- Next you must submit your public key, then wait for the support team to load it before you can proceed.
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