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| ===== Configure Server to Accept Public Key ===== | ===== Configure Server to Accept Public Key ===== | ||
| - | Connect to your SSH server using WinSCP with the SSH protocol, using other means of authentication than public key, e.g. typically using password authentication. | + | Connect to your SSH server using WinSCP with the %%SSH%% protocol, using other means of authentication than public key, e.g. typically using password authentication. |
| - | Once logged in, configure your server to accept your public key. That varies with SSH server software being used: | + | Once logged in, configure your server to accept your public key. That varies with SSH server software being used. The most common %%SSH%% server is OpenSSH. |
| ==== OpenSSH ==== | ==== OpenSSH ==== | ||
| - | [[task_navigate|Navigate]] into the ''.ssh'' subdirectory of your account home directory. You may need to enable [[ui_pref_panels#common_options|showing hidden files]] to see the directory. If the directory does not exists, you need to [[task_create_directory|create it]] first. | ||
| - | Once there, open the file ''authorized_keys'' for [[task_edit|editing]]. Again you may have to create this file if this is the first key you have put in it. | + | * Navigate into a ''.ssh'' subdirectory of your account home directory. You may need to enable [[ui_pref_panels#common_options|showing hidden files]] to see the directory. If the directory does not exists, you need to [[task_create_directory|create it]] first. |
| + | * Once there, open a file ''authorized_keys'' for [[task_edit|editing]]. Again you may have to create this file, if this is your first key. | ||
| + | * Switch to the [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] window, select all of the text in the //[[ui_puttygen#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, and copy it to the clipboard (''Ctrl+C''). Then, switch back to the editor and insert the data into the open file, making sure it ends up all on one line. Save the file. | ||
| + | * Ensure that your account home directory, your ''.ssh'' directory and file ''authorized_keys'' are not group-writable or world-writable. Recommended permissions for ''.ssh'' directory are ''700''. Recommended permissions for ''authorized_keys'' files are ''600''. Read more about [[task_properties|changing permissions]]. | ||
| - | Then switch to the [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] window, select all of the text in the //[[ui_puttygen#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, and copy it to the clipboard (''Ctrl+C''). Then, switch back to the editor and insert the data into the open file, making sure it ends up all on one line. Save the file. | + | ==== ssh.com ==== |
| - | You may also need to ensure that your account home directory, your ''.ssh'' directory and file ''authorized_keys'' are not group-writable or world-writable. | + | ··* [[ui_puttygen#saving_public|Save a public key file]] from [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]], and copy that into the ''.ssh2'' subdirectory of your account home directory. |
| - | + | * In the same subdirectory, [[task_edit|edit]] (or create) a file called ''authorization''. In this file you should put a line like ''Key mykey.pub'', with ''mykey.pub'' replaced by the name of your key file. | |
| - | Read more about [[task_properties|changing permissions]]. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== ssh.com ==== | + | |
| - | [[ui_puttygen#saving_public|Save a public key file]] from [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]], and copy that into the ''.ssh2'' subdirectory of your account home directory. In the same subdirectory, [[task_edit|edit]] (or create) a file called ''authorization''. In this file you should put a line like ''Key mykey.pub'', with ''mykey.pub'' replaced by the name of your key file. | + | |
| ==== Other SSH Servers ==== | ==== Other SSH Servers ==== | ||
| - | For other SSH server software, you should refer to the manual for that server. | + | For other %%SSH%% server software, you should refer to the manual for that server. |
| ===== Configure WinSCP Session ===== | ===== Configure WinSCP Session ===== | ||