Is there a way to make PuTTY try ~/.ssh/id_rsa by default without having to save every connection?

I use the same public key for many servers and I hate having to set up saved connection configurations for each and every one of them.

OpenSSH clients automatically search for a specific key path in your home directory.

Is there a way to make PuTTY do the same by default?

1 Answer

There are two options:

• Save you private key to "Default Settings";

• Even better, use Pageant authentication agent.