File Locations on Windows

On Windows, the default installation directory (<INSTALLDIR>) for Tectia products is C:\Program Files\SSH Communications Security\SSH Tectia, see Directory Paths.

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

"<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server": system binaries such as ssh-server-g3.exe
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\ssh-server-config.xml": server configuration file (see ssh-server-config(5))
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\ssh-server-config-default.xml": sample file that shows the hardcoded system defaults of the server configuration
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\ssh-server-config-example.xml": sample file that shows useful examples for the server configuration
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\hostkey": default server host private key file
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\hostkey.pub": default server host public key file
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\random_seed": the seed file for the random number generator
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\trusted_hosts": directory for host public keys that are trusted for host-based authentication (see Host-Based User Authentication)
"<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX": auxiliary binaries such as ssh-keygen-g3.exe
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\ssh-server-ng": server configuration file DTD directory
- "<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia AUX\licenses": license file directory (see Licensing)

In addition, two system library files are copied to a Windows directory:

"C:\WINDOWS\system32\sshdap.dll": library file for SSH-specific domain authentication package (DAP)
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\sshcapture.dll": library file for the ssh-capture feature

Figure 2.1 shows the Tectia directory structure when also Tectia Client has been installed on the same machine.

Figure 2.1. The Tectia directory structure on Windows

The user-specific configurations are stored in each user's own directory:

%USERPROFILE%\.ssh2\authorized_keys\: the default directory for user public keys that are authorized for login
%USERPROFILE%\.ssh2\authorization: (optional) the default authorization file for user public keys.