Error while signing data with privateKey: error:06000066:public key routines:OPENSSL_internal:DECODE_ERROR

[lazb]

Version: 1.0.71
Platform: win32 10.0.17134
Plugins: none

After updating to 1.0.71 from 1.0.69 I got this error for the connections that I've used few minutes ago on older version.

[levysaar]

Same issue here as well.
Worked great in 1.0.69 upgraded to 1.0.71 version, and now gets the error.

Windows 7, 64bit

[kabudu]

Just experienced the same issue on 1.0.71, Windows 10 64bit

[C439]

I also experience this issue.

[C439]

@Eugeny any idea?

[mocanzaki]

Load the key to puttygen then export it as an OpenSSH key

[realIronWang]

Load the key to puttygen then export it as an OpenSSH key

it works!!

[lazb]

I have reinstalled Windows recently and I don't have this error anymore.

For others this is how you can use Windows built in ssh agent.

• When following next steps from the link make sure that you name your key id_rsa instead of id_dsa.
  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2224066/how-to-convert-ssh-keypairs-generated-using-puttygen-windows-into-key-pairs-us/2224204#2224204

Go to services (Windows key and search for "Services")

• find OpenSSH thing (just type to search)
• and make that service to start automatically, click Apply and click Start

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[ajitstark]

work as a fuc***** tnk u

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[tellus-git]

Worked as a charm, exporting it as an openssh key id_rsa
Thank you so much!