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How do I generate public and private keys from Windows?

First you need to have access to a terminal or shell on your machine. For windows, you will need to use a terminal emulator. For more details, see What is Cygwin?

1. Open the terminal.
2. Type pwd to verify that you are in your home directory.
3. Type ssh-keygen -d to generate your public key file set.
4. When your machine is done working, it will prompt you for a file in which to save the key. Accept the default and note where it lives. Your system must provide a path to this location during each login.
5. You will be asked for a passphrase, and you must enter it twice to avoid typos. You will use this passphrase each time you open a tunnel (or connection) to OpenOffice.org.
6. Next you must submit your public key, then wait for the support team to load it before you can proceed.

For more information:

• Using Cygwin: Free and Open Source Unix Terminal Emulator
• Using SSH with WinCVS

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