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How to Login Windows Using SSH Key Under Local Admin? If you were not able to connect to your SSH server using the RSA key and you are still prompted to enter a password, it is likely that the user account you are trying to connect to is a member of local server administrators group (the group SID is S-1-5-32-544). If you do not want to use the ssh-agent service to manage SSH keys, you can specify the path to the private key file to be used for the SSH authentication: Set-service ssh-agent StartupType ‘Automatic’ Run the ssh-agent service and configure it to startup automatic using the PowerShell service management commands: SSH Agent stores private keys and provides them in the security context of the current user. ssh directory in the profile of a current Windows user (C:\Users\your_username) and place 2 files in it:Īfter you have created the RSA keys, you can add the private key to the SSH Agent service, that allows to conveniently manage private keys and use them for authentication. I have not entered any passphrase (not recommended). If you specify the password, you will have to enter it each time you use this key for SSH authentication. You will be prompted to enter a password to protect the private key. Run a standard (non-privileged) PowerShell session and generate a pair of RSA 2048 keys using the command:
In previous Windows versions you can install the Win32-OpenSSH port from GitHub (see the example in the article about setting up an SFTP (SSH FTP) server on Windows).
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