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 folder under the Publickey folder on the VShell server
A computer program that provides services to other computer programs (called clients).Often the computer on which a server program runs is also called a server. The term host is often used as a synonym for server. . For example:

C:\Program files\VShell\Publickey\%User%\Identity.pub

If you are not using VShell® version 2.1 or newer and want to configure a VShell server to recognize your Identity.pub file, 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 the VShell server to recognize your Identity.pub file:

1. Using a terminal emulator (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
The process of verifying that an individual truly is who he or she claims to be. Supplying a password is a very common method of 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, 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. Change to the individual user's folder under the Publickey folder. For example:

`\Program files\VShell\Publickey\%User%`

b. Type `copy con 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+Z` `ENTER` to close the `Identity.pub` file. Once you have typed `CTRL+Z ENTER`, the `Identity.pub` file will have been created in the folder on the remote VShell server.

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