SSH configuration

SSH (the Secure Shell) is a protocol for conducting a secure session over a non-secure network. Host On-Demand supports SSH for VT Display sessions and File Transfer (sftp) sessions.

User ID
Enable
KeyStore File Path
KeyStore File Password
Select File
Public Key Alias
Public Key Alias Password
Export Public Key
Password

User ID
The user ID to be used for this SSH session. This ID is used both for Public Key Authentication and Password Authentication. The default is no user ID. If no user ID is specified then Host On-Demand will prompt the user for a user ID before starting the session.

	For a VT Display session the User ID and Password fields are on the SSH configuration window.
	For an FTP/sftp session the User ID and Password fields are on the Logon configuration window.

Enable
Enables public key authentication. Notice that, in contast to public key authentication, password authentication is always enabled. The reason is that password authentication is used when public key authentication fails or when public key authentication is not enabled.

KeyStore File Path
The path and name of the keystore file on the client workstation containing the client's public and private keys. The default is no path or name. If no path or name is specified then Host On-Demand will search for the file .keystore in the path specified in the Java system property user.home.

KeyStore File Password
The password required to open the keystore file on the client workstation. The default is no password. If no password is specified then Host On-Demand will prompt the user for a password before starting the session.

Select File
Opens a dialog that allows you to browse for the keystore file to be used.

Public Key Alias
Alias for the public-private key pair to be used in this session. A keyword alias is a descriptive string used to identify the key. The default alias is mykey.

Public Key Alias Password
The password required to read the public key information from the keystore.

• If no password is specified then Host On-Demand will attempt to read the public key information using a null password (no password).
• If the attempt to read the public key information using a null password fails then Host On-Demand will attempt to read the public key information using the same password as is specified in the KeyStore Password field above.
• If the attempt to read the public key information using the KeyStore Password fails then Host On-Demand will prompt the user for the password.

Export Public Key
Launches the Export Public Key utility. See Export public key.

Password
The password to be used for password authentication for the client. The default is no passwod. If no password is specified then Host On-Demand will prompt the user for the password before starting the session.

	For a VT Display session the User ID and Password fields are on the SSH configuration window.
	For an FTP/sftp session the User ID and Password fields are on the Logon configuration window.

Related topics

• Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) in Planning, Installing, and Configuring Host On-Demand
• Export public key