If you use Putty to connect via SSH to your websites often, you might save a lot of time by automating the whole process through few simple steps.You will need PuTTYgen which you can download here Start it and click generate to generate a random key Enter a pass-phrase for the private key (I recommend not skipping this step, but entering something simple like a three digit number). Save the file. Copy the generated public key (that's the whole content of the box beginning with ssh-rsa ...).