Fetch Softworks

public/private key authentication (4 posts)

• Started 18 years ago by tchapman
• Latest reply 18 years ago from Jim Matthews

• tchapman Member

  A friend wants me to use public/private key authentication to access his server. I made the keys but I don't know how to use it with Fetch (version 5.0.2)

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Once you've generated the keys on your Mac you need to copy the public key to the end of the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the server. Fetch does not provide any user interface for doing this, at least not currently. Let me know if you need more specific instructions.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• tchapman Member

  My friend has already copied my public key to the authorized_keys file.

  How do I use the private key with Fetch to SFTP to his server?

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Enter a dummy password in the Password field, and then connect as usual.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #