How to use SSH and SFTP keys on Windows Print

Create a key with PuTTYgen

1. Open PuTTYgen (installed with PuTTY).
2. Choose EdDSA (Ed25519) or RSA 4096 and click Generate, moving the mouse until it completes.
3. Enter a Key passphrase.
4. Click Save private key to save a .ppk file.
5. Copy all the text in the Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file box.

Add it to cPanel

In cPanel, open SSH Access › Manage SSH Keys › Import Key, paste the public key, import it, then click Manage and Authorize.

Connect with PuTTY

1. Host Name: your server hostname; Port: 9284.
2. Go to Connection › SSH › Auth › Credentials and browse to your .ppk file.
3. Back on Session, save the settings and click Open. Log in with your cPanel username.

Pageant and FileZilla

Run Pageant (comes with PuTTY), right-click its tray icon, choose Add Key and enter your passphrase once. FileZilla and PuTTY will then use the key automatically: in FileZilla, connect with SFTP, your server hostname, port 9284 and your cPanel username.