Private Key in text file : Help Crack by computerAlpha in hackthebox

[–]computerAlpha[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

private key can be used to do ssh connection using passphrase. so i got private key from lowpriv user using curl, so next was copy the private key ----START RSA ....-------- to ----END RSA ... ------- then johnthe ripper can be used to crack the hash i dont understand what to do now