ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C 'Name' Convert new OpenSSH keys to Putty format $ cp ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/id_rsa-for-putty $ ssh-keygen -p -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa-for-putty Enter old passphrase: Enter new passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again: