Windows – Where does Putty store known_hosts information on Windows

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How do I tell if Putty already knows about and has cached credentials for specific ssh servers?

Another way to ask this question is what is the Windows/Putty equivalent of a unix/ssh known_hosts file?

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Putty stores known hosts under a registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SoftWare\SimonTatham\PuTTY\SshHostKeys.

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Where does the “get” command in PSFTP (PuTTY) save the file

It saves it in the local working directory. You can see the local working directory by typing:

lpwd

You can change the local working directory using:

lcd \path\to\new\dir

Where is the known_hosts file for OpenSSH for Windows

On windows it is usually stored in the %USERPROFILE%\ssh or %USERPROFILE%\.ssh folders. If you type %USERPROFILE% into the Windows explorer address bar it will be expanded automatically. You can also try cd /d "%USERPROFILE%\ssh" or cd /d "%USERPROFILE%\.ssh" from a command prompt.

Also see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32945533/is-there-a-definitive-path-for-known-hosts-in-windows

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