The tab of the Reflection Secure Shell Settings dialog box displays a list of keys you can use for public key authentication. You can add keys to the list by creating new keys or importing existing keys.
To create a new key pair using Reflection
Open the . dialog box
Click the
tab.Click
.Specify a key type and key length.
Either specify a passphrase A passphrase is similar to a password, except it can be a phrase with a series of words, punctuation, numbers, white space, or any string of characters. Passphrases improve security by limiting access to secure objects, such as private keys and/or a key agent. , or select .
CAUTION:If you select
, the private key saved to your computer is unencrypted, and anyone who gains access to this key will be able to use it to authenticate as you.Click
.By default, keys are created in your user .ssh folder InfoConnect stores Secure Shell information for individual users in the following location in the Windows personal documents folder. The default is \Users\username\Documents\Micro Focuse\Reflection\.ssh. . The default private key name identifies the key type, size, and the client host name. The public key is saved to the same location using the private key name with an added *.pub file extension.
To create a new key pair using the Key Agent
Start and unlock the Reflection Key Agent. (From the Windows Start menu, go to
> > > .)Click
.Specify a key name, key type, and key length, and click
.NOTE:Keys you create using the Key Agent are stored by the agent in encrypted form.
To Import keys into the Reflection key store
Open the . dialog box
Click the
tab.Click
.Browse to locate the private key you want to import. Each key pair includes two files, one with a *.pub extension and one with no file extension. The private key is the file with no extension.
NOTE:Imported keys are copied to the Reflection key store located in your user .ssh folder InfoConnect stores Secure Shell information for individual users in the following location in the Windows personal documents folder. The default is \Users\username\Documents\Micro Focuse\Reflection\.ssh. .