Description
By default MobaXterm does not generate the key pair in the correct format.
This guide will take you through the process of generating a key pair in the correct format, that can be used to access your instances.
Intructions
- From within MobaXterm navigate to "Tools" > "Moba Key Gen (SSH key generator)"
- Select key type "RSA" and click "Generate"
- Once generated, you can copy the contents of the top box, this is the public part of the key pair. (Upload this to MDOQ).
make sure to copy all the contents of the box into MDOQ - To get the private part of the key in the correct format navigate to "Conversions" > "Export OpenSSH key"
Save this key onto your machine, this is the key you will want to select when prompted for your private key from the web ssh UI