= Creating a !Public/Private key pair on Windows = Browse to the folder where you installed '''!TortoiseGit'''. By default, this will be '''C:\Program Files\!TortoiseGit\''' Open the '''bin''' folder inside the !TortoiseGit folder and locate '''puttygen.exe''' [[Image(puttygen-location.png)]] Run '''puttygen.exe''' [[Image(puttygen-1.png)]] Click the ''''Generate'''' button. You'll be asked to move your mouse around for a bit while a progress bar fills up. This helps make your key more random. [[Image(puttygen-2.png)]] When the progress bar finishes, your key will appear. Enter a password (twice) before continuing. [[Image(puttygen-3.png)]] First click ''''Save Public Key'''' and save your key somewhere. I've saved mine as ''''public.ppk'''' in my Application Data/ssh folder, but you can put this anywhere. Just keep it somewhere safe where you can find it later. [[Image(puttygen-4.png)]] Next click ''''Save Private Key'''' and save your key somewhere. I recommend putting it in the same place as your public key. I've named mine ''''private.ppk''''. '''Remember:''' your private key never leaves your computer! Only your '''public key''' gets shared with anyone. [[Image(puttygen-5.png)]] Now that you've saved your public/private key pair, copy the ''''Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file'''. Don't worry about what that means; we're going to be emailing this to David/Rom instead. [[Image(puttygen-6.png)]]