RSA private keys supported in VS 17.12.4?

Tomasz Cisowski 0 Reputation points
2025-02-04T11:21:02.05+00:00

MS article https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/linux/connect-to-your-remote-linux-computer?view=msvc-170 says:

"RSA keys were also not supported in VS 17.10 and VS 17.11 but are supported again in VS 17.12 and later"

Right now I have VS 17.12.4 installed and RSA private key doesn't work for remote ssh connection (I have got info that key is unsupported). Tried with ECDSA and it works good but I have to use RSA one.

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  1. Anna Xiu-MSFT 30,821 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-02-05T08:09:49.9+00:00

    Hi @Tomasz Cisowski

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

    It might be a documentation bug. The RSA keys are supported again in VS 17.13.  

    You can see the similar issue and try it again in the latest Preview version. 

    Sincerely,

    Anna


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