The Linux SSH client (typically OpenSSH) can’t read the PPK format used by the Windows SSH client Putty. You need to convert the “PPK” key given to you into an OpenSSH key first. Install “putty” on Linux and use the puttygen command line tool: $ sudo aptitude install putty $ mkdir -p ~/.ssh $ puttygen … Read more
Sounds like you don’t have SSH enabled. Should be in the network settings control panel somewhere.
After a lot of digging I found this command which disables the entry prompt on windows(works also for *nix systems): –pinentry-mode=loopback The full command would be: gpg –pinentry-mode=loopback –passphrase “PASSWORD” -d -o “PATH\TO\OUTPUT” “PATH\TO\FILE.gpg”
Mac OS X’s “Keychain Access” application gives you access to the nice OS X password generator. Hit command-N and click the key icon. You get to choose password style (memorable, numeric, alphanumeric, random, FIPS-181) and choose the length. It also warns you about weak passwords.
On a debian box: sudo apt install pinentry-tty sudo update-alternatives –config pinentry (and set it to pinentry-tty)
If you had generate a SSH-key with passphrase and then you forget your passphrase for this SSH-key,there’s no way to recover it, You’ll need to generate a brand new SSH keypair or switch to HTTPS cloning so you can use your GitHub password instead. BUT，there are exceptions If you configured your SSH passphrase with the … Read more
Short answer: $ ssh-keygen -p This will then prompt you to enter the keyfile location, the old passphrase, and the new passphrase (which can be left blank to have no passphrase). If you would like to do it all on one line without prompts do: $ ssh-keygen -p [-P old_passphrase] [-N new_passphrase] [-f keyfile] Important: … Read more