Where does Putty store known_hosts information on Windows?

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Solution 1

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

Solution 2

So in windows known_hosts for PuTTY is SshHostKeys.

that is stored at the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\SshHostKeys location. To reach that location, the Registry Editor supposed to be used.

  • go to start - look for regedit
  • then you will see all the directories on the left pane under computer
  • just like this image says go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\SshHostKeys location - location
  • then you can modify like you wish Known host options
  • If needed you can check the content in the SshHostKeys file using this command REG QUERY HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\SshHostKeys in PowerShell

And then the cache will be cleared. Will be everything new again for that particular entry

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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  • Hitesh
    Hitesh over 1 year

    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?

  • OGrandeDiEnne
    OGrandeDiEnne almost 5 years
    In my case, the path was different. However, just search for the registry key(s) "SshHostKeys"