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About This Document >>     Installing SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Getting Started with SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Configuring the Server >>     Authentication >>         Using the z/OS System Authorization Facility         Server Authentication with Public Keys in File >>         Server Authentication with Certificates >>         User Authentication with Passwords         User Authentication with Public Keys in File >>             Enabling Public-Key Authentication             Using the Authorization File             Using Keys Generated with OpenSSH         User Authentication with Certificates >>         Host-Based User Authentication >>         User Authentication with Keyboard-Interactive     File Transfer Using SFTP >>     Secure File Transfer Using Transparent FTP Security >>     Tunneling >>     Troubleshooting SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Man Pages and Default Configuration Files >>     Log Messages >>

Enabling Public-Key Authentication

To enable user public-key authentication on the SSH Tectia Server on z/OS (it is allowed by default), make sure the AllowedAuthentications keyword in the /opt/tectia/etc/sshd2_config file contains the argument publickey:

AllowedAuthentications publickey

Other authentication methods can be listed in the configuration file as well.