Issue:
Windows-based SSH client, PuTTY work fine using password authentication method, but with error message: Server refused key.
Solution:
1. Use:
>ssh-keygen -t dsa -b 1024
to generate key pair;
2. Use:
puttygen.exe to convertion tool to convert the private key into putty format
Configuration:
- SSH server: CentOS-3.5
- SSH client: PuTTY for Windows XP
Tricks:
- As server is using OpenSSH, the public key generated by PuTTY is not compatitble with OpenSSH, though they are both accepting SSH2 dsa keys.
- Keys generated or imported/converted by puttygen is compatible with another SSH client WinSCP which also provide sftp feature.
