ASSERT: make sure you have an account on OpenShift and OpenShift Explorer ASSERT: make sure you have a id_rsa key-pair in your <home>\.ssh\id_rsa(.pub) ASSERT: make sure id_rsa is listed in the private keys of your SSH2 preferences in Eclipse ( EXEC: pick "Manage SSH keys..." from context menu in OpenShift Explorer EXEC: in the upcoming dialog: choose "Add Existing..." EXEC: Browse and choose "id_rsa" Result: The "Public Key" text field is decorated with a warning that tells you that the private key for your public key is eventually not listed in the Eclipse ssh preferences. Even though the id_rsa is listed in the preferences:

When adding SSH public keys to OpenShift, they are verified to ensure the matching private key is listed in Eclipse SSH preferences. Previously when performing this task on a Windows operating system, a user would be warned in error when adding default rsa or dsa keys (id_dsa, id_rsa). This has been corrected so that the false alert is not generated or displayed.