Convert PPK files to OpenSSH keys
PPK files are generated by PuTTY, but cannot be used with plain ssh command in Linux terminals.
To convert these files to "standard" format (OpenSSH keys) you need to use the puttygen command:
puttygen ppk_file.ppk -O private-openssh -o ~/.ssh/from_ppk
puttygen ppk_file.ppk -O public-openssh -o ~/.ssh/from_ppk.pub
Then, you can use it:
ssh -i ~/.ssh/from_ppk user@random_ip
Written by Gustavo Leon
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