Creating an
RSA Identity
To setup an RSA key follow the instructions below.
Please note that you do not have to have a RSA to gain access. You can also leave the RSA field blank, and it will take you to a second screen that will allow you to put in where you are connecting from. (by IP address) If you have a static IP, just enter the IP address that you connect to the net with and hit submit. If you have a dial-up and you have a different IP every time that you connect, just put in the Class B that you connect with. Lets say that your IP address right now is 65.123.43.23.
IP --> 65.123.43.23
Class A --> 65.*.*.*
Class B --> 65.123.*.*
Class A addresses will not be allowed due to the number of IPs that can be connected from. So to put in your Class B you would put "65.123.*.*" in the field. But now lets say that you connect 3 different times and get 3 different Class B's, just put them all in.
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Overview of RSA Authentication
RSA authentication uses a public-private key pair to authenticate and log in to an SSH1 Server. It offers a higher level of authentication security than password authentication by requiring both the private key and the passphrase that protects the private key in order to complete authentication.
Setting up RSA Authentication for a SecureCRT session is a multi-step process. Identity Files are created with the RSA Key Generation Wizard. The identity file is defined for global or session-specific use in the Advanced SSH Options dialog. Then the public key is added to the authorized_keys file located on the SSH server.
Note: Only SSH1 supports RSA authentication.
Creating Identity Files
To create an RSA identity file:
Open SecureCRT and goto Options.
(If
you need SecureCRT)
1. In the Connect dialog, select the SSH1 session with which you would like to use the identity files.
2. Open the Session Options dialog and in the Connection category, click the Advanced button.
When Advanded is clicked, an alert box is activated and states "Changes on the Advanced SSH Options dialog will not take effect until the next time you connect using this session."
3. Select the General tab and click on the Create Identity File button in the Identity Filename section.
4. Follow the instructions in the RSA Key Generation Wizard to
create your identity files. Once your public-private key pair has been generated
by the RSA Key Generation Wizard, you will be prompted for the path and filename
in which your private key will be stored. Be sure to specify a secure location
for this file such that you are the only individual with access to it. The
public key will be placed in a file with the same basename as the private key
file, but with an extension of .pub.
Once you have created the RSA key you will need to open the
file in a text editor and then copy and paste it into the field that is provided
in the first screen of the SSH section in the WebSite Manager.
Congratulations, you have created your RSA public and private key pair.