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Introduction >>     Configuration >>     Connecting >>         Quick Connect         Profiles >>         Key Generation >>         Connecting to a Remote Host Computer>>         Uploading Your Public Key >>             Manually Copying the Key File             Manually Editing the Authorization File         Using Public-Key Authentication         Tunneling Explained >>         Command Line Options     Terminal Window >>     File Transfer >>     Toolbar Reference >>     Menu Reference >>     Advanced Information >>     Troubleshooting >>     Appendices >>

Manually Copying the Key File

The easiest way to manually copy your public key file is to open the Profile Settings page of the Settings dialog (select the Settings option from the Edit menu) and to click the Browse button next to the User Settings Folder field.

The folder containing your user settings is opened. The folder contains a subfolder called UserKeys. Double-click on the UserKeys folder to open it.

The folder containing your user keys is opened. Select the file that contains the public key that you want to copy to the remote host computer. Note that the public key has the file extension .pub. Be careful that you copy the file with the .pub extension, and not a similarly named file without a file extension (which would be your private key that you have to keep secure)!

Copy the file to the Windows clipboard by pressing Control+C on the keyboard, or by clicking the file icon with the right mouse button and selecting Copy from the shortcut menu.

Now connect to the remote host server and open a file transfer window, as described in Chapter File Transfer.

Your home directory should contain a subdirectory named .ssh2. If you do not see the .ssh2 directory, check that you have the Show Hidden Files option selected from the View menu.

Enter the .ssh2 directory and copy the key file there from the clipboard (press Control+V on the keyboard or click the right mouse button and select Paste from the shortcut menu).