Public Key User Authenticationﾠ

To Open the User Key Manager:

Note
User can export, import, rename, delete, and create a user key in 'User Keys Dialog Box'.

To Create a User Key:

Run Xmanager.
Select [New User Key Wizard] from the [Tools] menu.
Create a user key according to the instructions provided by the New User Key wizard.

Note
Register a public key on a server at the last stage of key creation. Registration methods vary according to key formats.

SSH1: Copy the public key text and save it to $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys file. Run the following command to turn off the write permission of the files and directories. $ cd$ chmod go-w . .ssh .ssh/authorized_keys
SSH2-OpenSSH: OpenSSH servers use this format. Copy the public key text and save it to $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys2 file. Run the following command to turn off the write permission of the files and directories. $ cd$ chmod go-w . .ssh .ssh/authorized_keys2
SSH2-IETF SECSH: Some commercial SSH servers, such as ssh.com server, use this format. Save a public key under an intrinsic name, such as mypublickey.pub and copy it to $HOME/.ssh2 directory. Add the following line to $HOME/.ssh2/authorization file: Key mypublickey.pub Run the following command to turn off the write permission of the files and directories. $ cd $ chmod go-w . .ssh2$ chmod go-w .ssh2/authorization .ssh2/mypublickey.pub

To Register a Public Key in Server:

Open the User Keys dialog box.
Select a user key to register.
Click [Properties]. The User Key Properties dialog box is displayed.
Click the [Public Key] tab.
Select a type that suits a remote SSH server from the [Public Key Format] list.
Save the public key by selecting [Save as a file] or copy the key contents and register the key in a server using the public key registration method listed above.

To Change a User Key Passphrase: