Linking the ssh credentials
The ssh key can easily loaded into pagent.exe and very smooth from KeypassXC (automatically when starting). But git is not automatically using it. Therefore we have to set the environment variable to the path of the plink.exe:
GIT_SSH=C:\Program Files\PuTTY\plink.exe
Freezing git command for new repo
Fetching a git repo from command line may cause a freeze and you have no
If you want to carry on connecting just once, without
adding the key to the cache, enter "n".
If you do not trust this host, press Return to abandon the
connection.
Store key in cache? (y/n)
When this happens for Azure DevOps the following is working:
- Open Putty
- Connect to git@ssh.dev.azure.com
- Click Ok to cache the host key
- Close Putty
With that git works with the cached host key
Move Putty Sessions to new Computer
Putty Sessions are stored in the registry only. So backup and restore the following node helps:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions
Move WinSCP to a new Computer
The configuration can be exported in the login screen
