Puttygen convert id_rsa to PPK
If you want to use WinSCP as an SFTP client to connect to your Acquia Cloud servers, you may need to convert your SSH key into a format compatible with WinSCP. You can use PuTTYgen to convert your key into the .ppk format required by WinSCP.
To convert a key into the .ppk format using PuTTYgen:
- Start PuTTYgen and select Conversions > Import key.
- In the Load private key window, browse to your SSH private key, select it, and click Open. Your SSH private key is probably located in Users\[user_name]\.ssh.
- Enter the passphrase associated with the private key. Note that the key fingerprint confirms the number of bits is 4096.
- Click Save private key to save the key in .ppk format.