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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 >>     Setting up Non-Interactive Server and User Authentication >>         Key Distribution Tool         Authenticating Remote Server Hosts >>         Using Password for User Authentication         Using Public Key for User Authentication             Distributing Mainframe User Keys     Setting up Non-Interactive Secure File Transfer >>

Using Public Key for User Authentication

In public-key authentication, the server authenticates the user by the presence of the user's public key in the user's $HOME/.ssh2 directory on the server. The public key ties the user ID to the user's private key stored on the client.

Figure : User public-key authentication

For more information on public-key authentication, see SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS User Manual.

Distributing Mainframe User Keys

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