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| − | + | ===To transfer files via WinSCP without password=== | |
*download WinSCP package (including key-generating PuttyGen.exe) at http://winscp.net/eng/download.php . Available in zip format http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/x86/putty.zip here. | *download WinSCP package (including key-generating PuttyGen.exe) at http://winscp.net/eng/download.php . Available in zip format http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/x86/putty.zip here. | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 20 December 2007
To transfer files via WinSCP without password
- download WinSCP package (including key-generating PuttyGen.exe) at http://winscp.net/eng/download.php . Available in zip format http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/x86/putty.zip here.
- double click puttygen.exe to start it
- select SSH-2 RSA (default) and click 'generate'
- 'create some randomness' as instructed on screen
- leave 'passphrase' fields empty
- click to save 'private key' as you would need this in client
- select and copy (do not use 'save public key' for unix use!) public key as displayed on the top of the screen
- paste and save the public key into your home directory on unix host, into file .ssh/authorized_keys
- chmod 700 .ssh
- chmod 600 authorized_keys
- will not work if your home directory has group write permission until you set StrictModes to 'no' in sshd_config (do not forget to restart sshd if making changes to configuration)
- type hostname, username, select port 22 and select your previously created 'private key file' (leave 'password' field empty so 'private key file' field remains alive)
