{"id":1221,"date":"2024-04-01T10:35:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T09:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.55\/wordpress\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:54:52","slug":"how-to-install-putty-and-use-ssh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/how-to-install-putty-and-use-ssh\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install PuTTY and use SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1221\" class=\"elementor elementor-1221\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da3567e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da3567e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-966d1ee\" data-id=\"966d1ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0f54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0f54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide walks you through installing PuTTY and making your first SSH connection to a Linux device.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Before you start, you&#8217;ll need:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">A Windows PC<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">A Linux device on the same local network (e.g. a Raspberry Pi, TrueNAS box, or any Linux server)<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">The IP address of that device \u2014 check your router&#8217;s admin page if you&#8217;re not sure what it is<\/li><\/ul><p>SSH (Secure Shell) is a network protocol for securely logging in to and running commands on a remote Linux device \u2014 PuTTY is the most popular Windows client for doing exactly that.<\/p><h3>1. Install PuTTY<\/h3><div>PuTTY can be downloaded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiark.greenend.org.uk\/~sgtatham\/putty\/latest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b564a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b564a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SNAG-0213-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2580\" alt=\"PuTTY download page showing Windows installer packages for 64-bit x86, 64-bit ARM, and 32-bit x86 systems\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SNAG-0213-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SNAG-0213-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SNAG-0213-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SNAG-0213.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1291096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1291096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Download the appropriate .msi file. (If you are not sure which version you require, check out the FAQ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiark.greenend.org.uk\/~sgtatham\/putty\/faq.html#faq-32bit-64bit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/div><div>Install in the usual way. It is safe to accept the defaults.<\/div><div>Once installed, start PuTTY, and you will see the following:<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869b79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"869b79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"PuTTY Session Configuration Interface\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The image showcases the PuTTY Configuration window, specifically the &#039;Session&#039; category which is the default tab upon opening the program. It contains fields for specifying the &#039;Host Name (or IP address)&#039; and &#039;Port&#039;, with the port number set to the default SSH port 22. The &#039;Connection type&#039; options include radio buttons for SSH, Serial, and Telnet, with SSH selected. Below these options, there&#039;s a section for managing &#039;Saved Sessions&#039; where users can load, save, or delete configurations, with &#039;Default Settings&#039; displayed in the box. At the bottom, the user can select when to close the window on exit, with options for &#039;Always&#039;, &#039;Never&#039;, and &#039;Only on clean exit&#039;. The lower part of the window has &#039;About&#039; and &#039;Help&#039; buttons, and the main action buttons are &#039;Open&#039; to start the session and &#039;Cancel&#039; to close the dialog.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3J5ZXJveGxleS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA0XC9pbWFnZS0xLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image-1-qm2a6yuoih3736w46mw3s88i1lngbvug1v2nmal4s0.webp\" title=\"PuTTY Session Configuration Interface\" alt=\"Configuration window of the PuTTY SSH client with options for session setup, including host name input, port number, connection type, and session management.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7148506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7148506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Connect to the Linux device using SSH<\/h3><div>To test the connection, type the IP address of your Linux device in the Host Name box. (Alternatively, you might be able to use the hostname of the Linux device, but the IP address is easier if you don&#8217;t have your naming system established.)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c857db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c857db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Setting Up an SSH Session in PuTTY\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The image captures the PuTTY Configuration window with a user&#039;s session settings in progress. In the &#039;Session&#039; category, the &#039;Host Name (or IP address)&#039; field is populated with the IP address &#039;192.168.0.166&#039;, and the &#039;Port&#039; field is set to the default SSH port, 22. The &#039;Connection type&#039; is selected as SSH, indicating the kind of session the user intends to start. No &#039;Saved Sessions&#039; have been entered or loaded yet, suggesting this could be an initial setup. At the bottom, the window provides &#039;Open&#039; and &#039;Cancel&#039; buttons, which would initiate the connection or close the window, respectively.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIyOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3J5ZXJveGxleS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA0XC9pbWFnZS0yLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image-2-qm2agg23fc2a5n4hu8dofc4togxoy0h0crvwtqj81c.webp\" title=\"Setting Up an SSH Session in PuTTY\" alt=\"PuTTY configuration window ready to establish an SSH connection with a specified IP address and default port.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3501929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3501929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u00a0Click \u2039<b>Open<\/b>\u203a<\/div><div>As this is the first time you have connected to this device, you will receive a security warning:<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551d504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"551d504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"PuTTY Security Alert for Unverified Host Key\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The image is a snapshot of a PuTTY Security Alert window. The alert notifies the user that the server&#039;s host key is not cached in the registry, which means there&#039;s no guarantee that the server is the one the user expects to connect to. It presents the server&#039;s ssh-ed25519 key fingerprint and gives the user three options: &#039;Accept&#039; to trust and add the key to PuTTY&#039;s cache, &#039;Connect Once&#039; to proceed without saving the key, and &#039;Cancel&#039; to stop the connection attempt. There are also &#039;Help&#039; and &#039;More info...&#039; buttons for users seeking further assistance or information about the security implications of this decision.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIyOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3J5ZXJveGxleS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA0XC9pbWFnZS0zLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-768x418.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1229\" alt=\"Security alert dialog from PuTTY indicating that the server&#039;s host key is not in the registry, with options to accept, connect once, or cancel the connection.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-768x418.webp 768w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-1024x557.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3.webp 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1d74d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f1d74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>As you know, it is safe to connect, click \u2039<strong>Accept<\/strong>\u203a. The key will then be stored in your computer&#8217;s registry, and you will not be prompted again.<\/div><div>You will then be prompted for the user name and password. So log in with your username and password. Note that both the username and password are case sensitive. The image below shows a Raspberry Pi login.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9d9cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc9d9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"SSH Login and Security Notice in Terminal\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The image shows a terminal window after a user has logged in via SSH to a media server as the &#039;pi&#039; user. The system, identified as &#039;Linux media-server&#039;, displays a welcome message indicating the current Linux kernel version and the distribution, Debian GNU\/Linux, which includes a disclaimer about the lack of warranty. It notes the last login date as &#039;Sun Jan 9 13:25:55 2022&#039;. A security warning is also present, stating that SSH is enabled and the default password for the &#039;pi&#039; user has not been changed, highlighting this as a security risk and urging the user to set a new password by logging in as the &#039;pi&#039; user and running the &#039;passwd&#039; command.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3J5ZXJveGxleS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA0XC9pbWFnZS00LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-768x434.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1230\" alt=\"Terminal window displaying a successful SSH login to a media server, with a security notice about the default &#039;pi&#039; user password not being changed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-1024x578.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-1536x868.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4.webp 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3c43b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3c43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Saving a session<\/h3><div>OK, we know the settings work, let&#8217;s save them to make it easier next time. Close the current session (click the X in the top right-hand corner of the window). Restart PuTTY.<\/div><div>Enter the IP address again and a session name, then click \u2039<strong>Save<\/strong>\u203a. The session will appear in the Saved Sessions box:<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fc897 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38fc897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1df9a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1df9a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Saving a PuTTY SSH Session\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The image shows the PuTTY Configuration window, specifically on the &#039;Session&#039; setup screen. In the &#039;Host Name (or IP address)&#039; field, the IP &#039;192.168.0.166&#039; is entered, with &#039;Port&#039; set to 22 for SSH. Under &#039;Saved Sessions&#039;, the session name &#039;media-server&#039; appears, suggesting that these settings have been saved under this name. The &#039;Load&#039;, &#039;Save&#039;, and &#039;Delete&#039; buttons provide options for managing this session. The SSH connection type is selected, indicating the protocol to be used for the connection. Additionally, the bottom of the window includes options to decide the behavior of the window upon exit: &#039;Always close&#039;, &#039;Never close&#039;, or &#039;Close only on a clean exit&#039;. The &#039;Open&#039; button is ready to be clicked to start the session, and the &#039;Cancel&#039; button can abort the process.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3J5ZXJveGxleS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA0XC9pbWFnZS01LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-1024x1017.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1231\" alt=\"Screenshot of the PuTTY Configuration window with a saved session named &#039;media-server&#039; ready to initiate an SSH connection.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-1024x1017.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-768x763.webp 768w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5.webp 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4365247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4365247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"PuTTY Saved Session Ready to Connect\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The displayed image is a snapshot of the PuTTY Configuration interface. A user has entered &#039;192.168.0.166&#039; into the &#039;Host Name (or IP address)&#039; field and set the &#039;Port&#039; to 22, which is the default for SSH connections. Under the &#039;Saved Sessions&#039; heading, &#039;media-server&#039; appears as the specified name for this configuration, indicating that these connection details have been saved and can be quickly loaded in the future. The &#039;Save&#039; button is highlighted, suggesting the user is about to save these settings. At the bottom, the user can choose to close the window on exit with three radio button options: &#039;Always&#039;, &#039;Never&#039;, or &#039;Only on clean exit&#039;. The main action buttons at the bottom are &#039;Open&#039; to initiate the connection and &#039;Cancel&#039; to exit the setup.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3J5ZXJveGxleS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA0XC9pbWFnZS02LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-1022x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1232\" alt=\"The PuTTY Configuration dialog is open with details for a saved session titled &#039;media-server&#039;, prepared to establish an SSH connection to the host with IP address 192.168.0.166.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-1022x1024.webp 1022w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-768x770.webp 768w, https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9718ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9718ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Now you can simply double click on the Saved Session to open an SSH session with your Linux device. PuTTY does not offer the facility to save login\/passwords as this would represent a security risk; you can however, use a <a href=\"https:\/\/ryeroxley.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/how-to-generate-a-public-private-key-pair-using-putty-2\/\">public\/private key combination<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide walks you through installing PuTTY and making your first SSH connection to a Linux device. 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