SFTP Plugin - where do I specify my cert file?

[NealWalters]

I installed the DLLs and the plugin, but not sure if correct.
Will anything look different to verify they are installed correctly?

I still use CNTL-F to use the same FTP interface right?
Then where do I specify the SSH2 key file on disk or paste it in?

Thanks,
Neal Walters

[Dalai]

I still use CNTL-F to use the same FTP interface right?

No. Use Network Neighborhood in TC, just like with any other file-system plugin. This is also mentioned in the plugin's readme.txt.

Then where do I specify the SSH2 key file on disk or paste it in?

In the connection settings, but you'll see this yourself once you looked in Network Neighborhood as mentioned above.

Regards
Dalai

[NealWalters]

Thanks, I wasn't familiar with Network Neighborhood. I found the cm_OpenNetwork command. Is there a menu to it?

I also forgot that plug-ins have readme's. I only install a plug-in once every few years.

Neal

[NealWalters]

I followed the readme for building new certs, and get "Error: Authentication by client certificate failed!".
My ppk certs allow me to connect with WinSCP.

Just to be sure, is it the public.ppk or private.ppk I'm supposed to load into PuttyGen. I did the private one (since it contains the public as well).

Thanks,
Neal

[Dalai]

I found the cm_OpenNetwork command. Is there a menu to it?

No need for a command. Just open the drive list (Alt+F1 or Alt+F2) and select Network Neighborhood there.

Just to be sure, is it the public.ppk or private.ppk I'm supposed to load into PuttyGen. I did the private one (since it contains the public as well).

You load the PPK into PuTTYGen, then copy the text from the upper text box (the one that says "Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file"), and save it as public.key (I use <computername>.pub for public key files).

Next, still in PuTTYGen, select Conversions > Export OpenSSH key and save it to private.key (I use <computername>.key for private key files).

The private key should look like this:

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-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- 
<many lines with some characters>
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- 

and your public key like this (one line):

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ssh-rsa <some characters here>== <optional user@host here>

Back in TC specify private.key as your private key and public.key as your public key.

That's one way to do it. Another would be to create both key files on the Linux box and copy them over to your Windows system to use them in TC (and perhaps import them into PuTTY(Gen)).

Regards
Dalai