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Creating and Using SSH Keys in Windows

For Windows 10 & 11 Press the Windows key or open up the Start Menu. Type “cmd”. Under “Best Match”, click “Command Prompt”. In the command prompt, use the ssh-keygen command: By default, the system ... read more

PuTTY SSH client flaw allows recovery of cryptographic private keys

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-31497 in PuTTY 0.68 through 0.80 could potentially allow attackers with access to 60 cryptographic signatures to recover the private key used for their generation. read more

How to Generate an SSH Key on Linux

SSH keys are a secure way to access remote servers without passwords. They consist of a public and private key. Use the ssh-keygen command on Linux to generate an SSH key pair, and consider adding ... read more

Widely-Used PuTTY SSH Client Found Vulnerable to Key Recovery Attack

A critical vulnerability in PuTTY, affecting versions 0.68 through 0.80, compromises the security of NIST P-521 private keys. read more

Security Alert: Potential SSH Backdoor Via Liblzma

That’s a very interesting function to clobber, as it is one of the functions used to validate SSH keys. It’s not hard to imagine how malicious code here could check for a magic signature ... read more

PuTTY SSH Client Vulnerability Allows Private Key Recovery

The recent discovery of a critical vulnerability in the PuTTY SSH and Telnet client, identified as CVE-2024-31497, has raised significant concerns among IT professionals and developers. Read on to get ... read more

Security flaw in top SSH client could let hackers recover cryptographic private keys

Multiple versions of the PuTTY SSH client were found to be vulnerable to a high-severity flaw which allowed, in certain scenarios, threat actors to exfiltrate private keys used to generate ... read more

Secure ShellFish might be the best SSH GUI client for MacOS

Secure ShellFish is available to install now from the Apple App Store. Very easy to use, includes SSH Key Authentication, port forwarding, and other features that are sure to please those new to ... read more

PuTTY vulnerability allows attackers to uncover private keys

Researchers have identified a security flaw in PuTTY that allows attackers to recover private keys from digital signatures. read more

Creating and Using SSH Keys

The Secure SHell (SSH) protocol is used to securely access remote servers. SSH secures information with the use of a private and public key. The public key is like a lock, anybody can see it but only ... read more