Copy and Paste an Identity.pub File

In order to use your public key, you must transfer the Identity.pub (or whatever name you chose) file created by the Key Generation wizard to the individual user's .vshell/publickey directory. For example:

/home/someuser/.vshell/publickey/Identity.pub

or

~someuser/.vshell/publickey/Identity.pub

If you are not able to use the public-key assistant, it is recommended that you follow the procedure below for using copy-and-paste operations to create a copy of the Identity.pub file in the Publickey folder on the remote machine.

To use copy-and-paste operations to configure VanDyke Software's VShell® server to recognize your Identity.pub file:

1. Using a terminal emulator
A program that emulates a terminal. (such as VanDyke Software's SecureCRT®), log on to the remote VShell server using SSH2
The second version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server, with a slightly different set of security features (including SFTP) than the SSH1 protocol provides. and password authentication.

2. On the local machine, use Notepad.exe to open the Identity.pub file that was created with the SecureFX Key Generation wizard.

3. With the Identity.pub file open in Notepad, open the Edit menu and choose Select All. Once everything is selected, open the Edit menu again and select Copy.

4. On the remote machine, complete the following steps:

a. Issue a cd command to change the current working directory to the individual user's .vshell/publickey folder. For example:

cd ~someuser/.vshell/publickey

b. Type cat > ~someuser/.vshell/publickey/identity.pub on the command line and press the ENTER key.

c. Paste the contents of the Clipboard (which should now contain the contents of your Identity.pub file).

d. Press CTRL+D to close the Identity.pub file. Once you have typed CTRL+D, the Identity.pub file will have been created in the user's .vshell/publickey directory on the remote VShell server.

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