Public Key
Properties Dialog
The Public Key Properties dialog can be accessed by clicking on the Properties button in the Authentication group of the Connection/SSH2 category of the Session Options dialog. This dialog is not available when the session is connected.
Use global public key setting/Use session public key setting
Select whether SecureCRT should use the global identity file or a specified session identity file as your method of authentication for this session. Your choice will determine the options available in the group below.
Global/Session settings group
Use identity or certificate file
Selecting this option instructs SecureCRT to use the specified identity or PKCS #12 file as your method of authentication. To use an existing file, enter the full path to the file or click on the browse button to open a file browser to locate the file. For more information on configuring your system to use identity files, see Public-Key Authentication for SSH2.
To use an Amazon EC2 "key pair" with SecureCRT, specify the private key file of the key pair generated by Amazon as the identity or certificate file. This file typically has a .pem extension.
Fingerprint
This entry box will be filled in automatically when an identity file is entered above.
Create Identity File
Press this button to start the Key Generation wizard and create identity files which contain your public-private key pair .
Note: SecureCRT supports RSA, Ed25519, EDSA, and DSA key types.
Upload
Press this button to open the Upload Public Key dialog and upload the specified identity file to the server configured for this session.
Public keys are uploaded using the public-key assistant. Uploads are only available on servers that support the public-key assistant (such as VanDyke Software's VShell® server 2.1 or newer).
Change Passphrase
Press this button to change the passphrase for your identity file.