> On 28.06.2021, at 01:02, Michel <michel.sales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Mariano, > > My quick answer : your key file looks like an (old ?) custom *OpenSSH* format that *OpenSSL* cannot read natively. > You should easily find an OpenSSH command or other free tools to converts between formats. > > Hope it helps, > > Michel. > Hello Michel! Thank you for your prompt response. I will follow your advice. I did try some OpenSSH options before (ssh-keygen -i and such) but kept getting errors. Reason why I’m so insistent is because I got locked out from my VM for some odd reason, and all contingencies do not seem to work, so I guess I would try to gain access through cloud console, and also learn from this experience. I will dig more into the OpenSSH side of things. Thanks again! --Mariano > -----Message d'origine----- > De : openssl-users [mailto:openssl-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Mariano Gedisman-Córdoba via openssl-users > Envoyé : lundi 28 juin 2021 00:29 > À : openssl-users@xxxxxxxxxxx > Objet : "Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY" > > Hello everyone! > I have googled this error to no avail, but all answers don’t seem to adjust to my particular case, or maybe I’m too novice at figuring it out. > > I have this key file: > > -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY—— > [key here] > -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY—— > > I’m trying to use this key in order to log in to my Google cloud instance through browser console, and I get the following error: > "Error: Failed to read key. The key file must be ECDSA or RSA in PEM format. " > > I googled how to achieve this, and tried the following on my local machine: > $ openssl rsa -in id_rsa.txt -out id_rsa.pem -outform PEM > > Sadly, I run into this error: > unable to load Private Key > 56081:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/OpenSSL098/OpenSSL098-59.60.2/src/crypto/pem/pem_lib.c:648:Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY > > As I said, Google did throw some clues, but nothing conclusive. > Note: I am running OS X El Cap. > > Can anyone point out what am I doing wrong? > > Thanks a lot in advance and I wish you a really good week! >
