To convert the ppk file into openssh standard, we need to install the puttygen tool:
sudo apt-get install putty
Here is the ppk key that we want to convert:
Now,convert the ppk file into openssh standard using the following command:
puttygen private.ppk -o private-key -O private-openssh
Where “private.ppk” is the PuTTY .ppk file to convert, and “private-key” is the name of the converted key file.
After the execution of above command:
Now, you can easily access the remote server using the openssh standard private key:
ssh -i private-key username@remote-server-ip
