TortoiseGit with openssh key not authenticating using ssh-agent

Question

I\'m setting up a git environment on Windows XP (msysGit 1.7.11, TortoiseGit 1.7.14) and trying to achieve following points :

• ssh connection on a port differ

Answer 1

Make sure to launch your TortoiseGit in an environment where HOME is defined, and reference the parent directory of .ssh.
This is important since, on Windows, HOME isn't defined by default.

See as an example: "Auth fails on Windows XP with git and tortoisegit".
(Other possible sources: "How to I tell Git for Windows where to find my private RSA key?")