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Using Public-Key AuthenticationWhen you connect to a remote host computer using public-key authentication, you will first see the Connect to Remote Host dialog. When you hit the Enter key, public-key authentication will be attempted and if that fails the client will try password authentication. If there is a suitable public key, the Enter Passphrase for Private Key dialog should be shown. This dialog indicates that the remote host computer is willing to accept your public key to authenticate you. If you do not see the Enter Passphrase for Private Key dialog, check that you have properly uploaded your public key, as described in section Uploading Your Public Key. Type in the passphrase associated with this key. You defined the passphrase when you create the public key - see section Key Generation - Enter Passphrase for more information. (If you again just press the Enter key, the key will not be used and the system will ask your password instead.) If you enter the correct passphrase, you will connect to the remote host computer. Note that in some cases the remote host computer may be configured to use both public-key authentication and password authentication for increased security. In that case you will first have to type in your password, and after that to also use public key authentication. The authentication sequence above assumes that the client is configured to use any authentication method (see section Authentication Methods).
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