X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ffaq.but;h=e2577bf478a5160a6e85b8b8ddd679895bb434ba;hb=4abd468e14d110f2085f7a693687a9c19e1d47e1;hp=672a7618eeb731da69ecfabdf4d8f89e82cdd6a8;hpb=ff5241c1edb0d1a29178fcaef1784f1f743b6940;p=PuTTY.git diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 672a7618..e2577bf4 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.28 2002/05/15 19:16:45 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.30 2002/07/09 11:34:10 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -738,6 +738,21 @@ For more details and OpenSSH patches, see \W{http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138}{bug 138} in the OpenSSH BTS. +\e{Update:} As of OpenSSH 3.4p1 the problem with SSH 1 and Blowfish +remains. Apply the patch linked to from bug 138, or use another cipher +(e.g., 3DES) instead. + +\S{faq-ssh2key-ssh1conn}{Question} Why do I see "Couldn't load private +key from ..."? Why can PuTTYgen load my key but not PuTTY? + +It's likely that you've generated an SSH protocol 2 key with PuTTYgen, +but you're trying to use it in an SSH 1 connection. SSH1 and SSH2 keys +have different formats, and (at least in 0.52) PuTTY's reporting of a +key in the wrong format isn't optimal. + +To connect using SSH 2 to a server that supports both versions, you +need to change the configuration from the default (see \k{faq-ssh2}). + \H{faq-secure} Security questions \S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and