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OpenSSH Public Key Authentication

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This feature is available with artica version 1.4.091121

If you are under this release you need to upgrade your Artica version.
If this version is not released use the How to upgrade Artica to a nightly build ?

Secure Shell (SSH) public key authentication can be used by a client to access servers, if properly configured

This authentication method is useful allowing SSH connections without any login.

In this case, remote backup, remote tasks can be executed.

This feature helps you to generate keys and to add yours keys in the Artica server.

  • Choose System/OpenSSH server on the left menu.
  • Select Automatic login tab

It display 2 sections :

The first will generate a Public key for an user stored on the artica server.
After generate the public key, you will be able to download it (by clicking on the key icon near the fingerprint) and put it on the remote server in order to allow a logged user on the Artica server to connect without login/password on the remote server.

The second allow you to upload the key file in order to connect to the Artica server easly without any login/password.

Finaly this section is useful when you have 2 artica servers in order to help them to communicate trough SSH.

 

 

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 September 2010 19:46