Steps to login a linux host with a private key (.pem) via putty.?

Requirement:  You need to login into a linux host when you have only a user name with a filename.pem file.

In this example , consider [sendy.pem] as the private key file which you received from vendor.

Follow the below steps ..

1.Make sure we have puTTY and puTTYgen downloaded in your local machine.

2. Download the sendy.pem file and copy in your local machine

3. Open the puTTYgen and click on load, then select sendy.pem [*Select All file option*]

4. Then it will import the key and you will get a message for the same and click OK

5.Now click Save Private Key and give a name {ex: mykey} 

6.Now open puTTY and give the hostname and goto SSH -->Auth-->Browse for mykey

7.Then you will get the terminal to give the hostname provided, give the hostname, it will get you inside the terminal.
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