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

There seems to be a whole variety of options to solve this. As none of the above have worked for me, I tought I'd share what helped for me.

Screenshot: Network settings / Git SSH Client

In Settings... -> Network -> SSH -> SSH client, set the client to C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin\TortoiseGitPlink.exe. Using Pageant, you're then automatically authenticated as expected, otherwise you are prompted for your private key passphrase. Make sure the "Autoload Putty Key" option is checked in the push dialog.