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sshkeyconvert

The sshkeyconvert program is used to convert SSH public/private keys. The key pairs can be converted into KVGroup or PuTTY format, and can be either saved to a file or sent to stdout.

Keys generated by sshkeyconvert or PuTTY’s puttygen utility are supported by this program.

Usage
sshkeyconvert [options]

The arguments are described in the following table:

Argument

Description

-i <filename>

The name of the key file to convert.

-o <filename>

The name of the key output file. If omitted, the stream is written to stdout, with the exception of SSHv1 KVGroup format keys.

Conditions

  • A passphrase must be specified when converting keys. Keys will not be converted if the wrong passphase is given.

  • A key output file must be provided if the key input file format is SSHv1 and the key format is KVGroup.

  • Keys not generated from a recent PuTTY version (ie. older than v0.72) cannot be converted by this program.

Examples

  1. To use sshkeyconvert to to convert a KVGroup format key file (non-SSHv1) called testkvg.kvg into PuTTY format and write to stdout, type:

    sshkeyconvert.exe -i "\Program Files\Bravura Security\Bravura Security Fabric\default\script\testkvg.kvg"

  2. To use sshkeyconvert to to convert a PuTTY format key file (non-SSHv1) called testputty.ppk into KVGroup format and write to stdout, type:

    sshkeyconvert.exe -i "\Program Files\Bravura Security\Bravura Security Fabric\default\script\testputty.ppk"

  3. To use sshkeyconvert to convert a KVGroup format key file called testkvg.kvg into a PuTTY format key file called kvg2ppk.ppk, type:

    sshkeyconvert.exe -i "\Program Files\Bravura Security\Bravura Security Fabric\default\script\testkvg.kvg" -o "\Program Files\Bravura Security\Bravura Security Fabric\default\script\kvg2ppk.ppk"

  4. To use sshkeyconvert to convert a PuTTY format key file called testputty.ppk into a KVGroup format key file called ppk2kvg.kvg, type:

    sshkeyconvert.exe -i "\Program Files\Bravura Security\Bravura Security Fabric\default\script\testputty.ppk" -o "\Program Files\Bravura Security\Bravura Security Fabric\default\script\ppk2kvg.kvg"
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