SSH

Tectia® Client/Server 7.0 (Windows)

Quick Start Guide

SSH Communications Security Corporation

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27 November 2025


Table of Contents

1. About This Document
Reference Documents
Component Terminology
Documentation Conventions
Customer Support
2. Installation
Preparing for Installation
Installing Tectia Software
Removing Tectia Software
3. Connecting to Remote Server
First Connection with Password
Creating Connection Profiles
4. Configuring Authentication Methods
Server Authentication Methods
User Authentication with Passwords
User Authentication with Public Keys
Setting up Non-interactive Authentication for Automatic Scripts
5. Using Secure File Transfer
Using SFTP on Tectia Client
Configuring Tectia Server for Automated Secure File Transfer
Automated Secure File Transfer Script
6. Using Secure Application Connectivity
Defining Automatic Tunnels
Index