Files Related to Tectia Client

File Locations on Unix
File Locations on Windows
Registry Keys on Windows

This section lists the default locations where the installation process will store the Tectia Client executables, configuration files, the license file, and the user-specific configuration files.

File Locations on Unix

On Unix platforms, the Tectia Client files are located in the following directories:

/etc/ssh2
- /etc/ssh2/ssh-broker-config.xml: the global Connection Broker configuration file (see ssh-broker-config(5))
- /etc/ssh2/ssh-broker-config-example.xml: a sample file with Connection Broker configuration examples
- /etc/ssh2/licenses: the license file directory (see Licensing).
- /etc/ssh2/hostkeys: the global directory for known remote host keys

/opt/tectia/share/auxdata/ssh-broker-ng: the Connection Broker configuration file DTD directory

/opt/tectia/share/auxdata/ssh-broker-ng/ssh-broker-ng-config-1.dtd: the document type definition (DTD) used with the Connection Broker configuration files. Do not edit this file!
/opt/tectia/share/auxdata/ssh-broker-ng/ssh-broker-config-default.xml: this configuration file is read first, and it holds the factory default settings. Do not edit this file, but you can use it to view the default settings. This file must be available and correctly formatted for the Connection Broker to start. For the configuration options, see ssh-broker-config(5).

	Note
	In Tectia Client 6.1 and earlier on Unix the default auxiliary data directory `auxdata` was located in `/etc/ssh2/ssh-tectia/`. If your `ssh-broker-config.xml` file was created for Tectia Client version 6.1 or earlier, please update its DOCTYPE declaration to contain the current path to the Connection Broker configuration file DTD directory: `/opt/tectia/share/auxdata/ssh-broker-ng/`.

/opt/tectia/bin: user binaries such as sshg3 and ssh-broker-g3
/opt/tectia/man: the manual pages
/opt/tectia/libexec: library binaries
/opt/tectia/lib/sshsecsh: library binaries

The user-specific configurations are stored in the following directories:

$HOME/.ssh2/ssh-broker-config.xml: the user-specific Connection Broker configuration file
$HOME/.ssh2: the default directory for user keys
- $HOME/.ssh2/random_seed: the seed file for the random number generator
- $HOME/.ssh2/hostkeys: the user-specific directory for known remote host keys
- $HOME/.ssh2/identification: (optional) the identification file used with public-key authentication

File Locations on Windows

On Windows, the default installation directory (<INSTALLDIR> below) for Tectia products is:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\SSH Communications Security\SSH Tectia" on 64-bit Windows versions

On Windows, the Tectia Client files are located in the following directories:

"<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Client": the binaries for Tectia Client
"<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Broker": the Connection Broker binaries and example configuration files
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Broker\ssh-broker-config.xml": the global Connection Broker configuration file (see its manpage: ssh-broker-config(5))
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Broker\ssh-broker-config-example.xml": a sample file with Connection Broker configuration examples
"<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX": auxiliary files and binaries such as ssh-keygen-g3.exe
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\ssh-broker-ng": the Connection Broker configuration file DTD directory
  - "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\ssh-broker-ng\ssh-broker-config-default.xml": this configuration file is read first and it holds the factory default settings. Do not edit this file, but you can use it to view the default settings. This file must be available and correctly formatted for the Connection Broker to get started. For the configuration options, see ssh-broker-config(5).
  - "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\ssh-broker-ng\ssh-broker-ng-config-1.dtd": the document type definition (DTD) used with the Connection Broker configuration files. Do not edit this file!
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\licenses": the license file directory (see Licensing)
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\documents": the end-user license agreements.
- "C:\ProgramData\SSH\hostkeys": the global directory for known host keys .

Figure 2.4 shows the Tectia directory structure in the Windows Start menu when several Tectia products have been installed on the same machine.

Figure 2.4. The Tectia directory structure on Windows

The user-specific configurations are stored in the directories as listed below.

%APPDATA%\SSH\ssh-broker-config.xml: the user-specific Connection Broker configuration file with connection profiles
%APPDATA%\SSH\global.dat: the 4.x-6.x version Tectia SSH Terminal GUI configuration file
%APPDATA%\SSH\*.ssh2: the 4.x-6.x version Tectia Terminal GUI profile configuration files
%APPDATA%\SSH\random_seed: the seed file for the random number generator
%APPDATA%\SSH\HostKeys: the user-specific directory for known remote host keys
%APPDATA%\SSH\UserKeys: the default directory for user public-key pairs
%APPDATA%\SSH\UserCertificates: the default directory for user certificate key pairs
%APPDATA%\SSH\identification: (optional) the identification file used with public-key authentication

	Note
	The user-specific `%APPDATA%` directory is hidden by default. To view hidden directories, change the setting in Windows Explorer. For example, select Organize → Folder and search options on the menu. On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files, folders and drives.

Registry Keys on Windows

On Windows, the Tectia Client installation creates the following registry keys:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\SSH Tectia Broker
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\SSH Tectia Broker GUI
HKLM\SOFTWARE\SSH Communications Security\SSH Tectia
HKLM\SOFTWARE\SSH Communications Security\SSH Tectia Client
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SSH Communications Security\SSH Tectia (on x64 architecture, only)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SSH Communications Security\SSH Tectia Client (on x64 architecture, only)