Putty is an ssh client for Microsoft Windows which can automate secure logins to remote computers. This tutorial allows you to automate these logins using your personal public/private key pair.
Putty can be downloaded from here:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/. Download and install the entire putty distribution.

During this procedure the following high-level steps are taken:
- First, create a public-private key pair using
puttygen
. - Second, create a session for logging into a particular host. This session will include the IP address and can include the username and location of your private key
- Lastly, add your public key to the host you’ll be logging into.
Each of these steps is detailed below. Continue reading “Automating Secure Shell Login using Putty”