Changing the
Passphrase for a Private Key
If you would like to change the passphrase for a private key, follow the steps outlined below.
1. In the Connect dialog, select the SSH session that uses the private key for which you want to change the passphrase.
2. Open
the Session Options
dialog by selecting a session and either clicking on the Properties
button , or by right-clicking on the selected
session and selecting the Properties menu item from the pop-up
menu.
3. For
SSH1 sessions: click on the Connections/SSH1
category, select RSA
as the Authentication
method and then click on the associated Properties button.
4. For
SSH2 sessions: in the Connections/SSH2
category, select PublicKey
in the Authentication window
and then click on the associated Properties button.
5. Click on the Change Passphrase button in the Public Key Properties dialog.
6. In the Change Passphrase dialog (shown below), enter your current passphrase and the new passphrase (twice), and click on the OK button.
Change Passphrase Dialog