MySQL Workbench (version 6.0.8) SSH Authentication Issue

Question

I am trying to connection to a MySQL server on Host X through machine Y over SSH.

The same setup (but older version of MySQL workbench) works on my another box (CentOS 6

Answer 1

Converting it to OpenSSH solves the issue. Just do the following:

1. Open Putty Key Generator.
2. Load the private key by going to File - > Private Key from the location you saved the private key file in - you should see your key loaded in Putty.
3. Now go to conversations and export to Openssh - save the file in a safe location.
4. Go to Workbench and under SSH key file point it to the new Openssh file instead of the old private key file. this should solve your problem.