Tectia

Tectia® Client/Server 6.2 (Unix)

Quick Start Guide

Tectia Corporation

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22 March 2012


Table of Contents

1. About This Document
Reference Documents
Component Terminology
Documentation Conventions
Operating System Names
Customer Support
2. Installation
Preparing for Installation
Hardware and Disk Space Requirements
Upgrading Previously Installed Secure Shell Software
License File
Creating Operating System User Accounts
Installing Tectia Software
Installing Tectia Client on Linux on x86 Architecture
Installing Tectia Client on Linux on IBM System z
Installing Tectia Server on Linux on x86 Architecture
Installing Tectia Server on Linux on IBM System z
Installation Complete
Removing Tectia Software
Removing from Linux
3. Connecting to Remote Server
First Connection with Password
Creating Connection Profiles
Defining Connection Profile Settings
4. Configuring Authentication Methods
Server Authentication Methods
User Authentication with Passwords
User Authentication with Public Keys
Creating Keys with Public-Key Authentication Wizard
Uploading Public Keys Automatically
Creating and Uploading Keys with the Command Line Tools
Setting up Non-interactive Authentication for Automatic Scripts
5. Using Secure File Transfer
Using SFTP on Tectia Client
Using SFTP on Command Line
Configuring Tectia Server for Automated Secure File Transfer
Configuration Settings in ssh-server-config.xml
Automated Secure File Transfer Script
6. Using Secure Application Connectivity
Defining Automatic Tunnels
Settings in Tectia Client
Settings in the Tunneled Application
Settings in the Connection Broker Configuration File
Index