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About This Document>>     Installing SSH Tectia Client >>     Getting Started >>         Connecting to a Remote Host         Defining Quick Connect Options         Generating Keys >>         Enrolling Certificates >>         Uploading Your Public Key >>         Using Public-Key Authentication with SSH Accession Lite >>             Using Keys on Smart Cards             Using SSH2 Software Keys         Examples of Use     Configuring SSH Tectia Client >>     Connecting to a Remote Host Computer>>     Transferring Files>>     Tunneling Applications>>     GUI Reference>>     Troubleshooting >>     Command-Line Tools >>

Using Keys on Smart Cards

To enable public-key authentication using a token, go through the following steps. Note that steps 2 and 4 are not necessary if the user certificate is stored on the token and the Secure Shell server allows certificate-based public-key authentication.

1. Start SSH Tectia Client. SSH Accession Lite is started automatically. Insert a personalized token into the card reader.
2. (Where applicable) Using SSH Tectia Client, connect to a remote host computer and authenticate yourself using a password (or whichever method is used).
3. In SSH Tectia Client, select Edit -> Settings. Select the Authentication page and add Public Key to the Authentication Methods list. Verify that the Public-Key Authentication Methods list has SSH Accession Keys and SSH Accession Certificates selected.
4. (Where applicable) Next, upload the public key to the remote host computer. Select the SSH Accession page. The key(s) stored on the token are displayed. Select the key that is marked as converted to SSH2 and click Upload Public Key.... The Upload Public Key dialog box opens. To upload the public key to the default location, click Upload.

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   Figure : SSH Accession page

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5. Click OK to exit Settings.
6. Click File -> Save Settings to save the settings.
7. Click File -> Exit to close SSH Tectia Client. The new settings will take effect when SSH Tectia Client is restarted.

Next time you start SSH Tectia Client and log in to the remote computer, you can authenticate yourself using the token. If set in the token, the token will prompt you for the PIN code during authentication. You can follow the usage of the token on the SSH Accession Lite window.