User Settings Folder The directory path to your personal data
files is displayed in the text field next to the Open
button.
The default location for the user settings is under the profile folder of the
current Windows user account (for example
C:\WINNT\Profiles\username\Application Data\SSH). Note that this is not an editable field, but the location
of these files can be set by defining the
SSHCLIENT_USERPROFILE
Your personal files include the settings file (default
name default.ssh2), your public and private keys,
host keys and the keyboard mapping file (for example
yourmapfile.sshmap).
Click the Open button to quickly access your personal data
files. The folder where the settings files are saved will open.
This is useful if you wish to copy or backup your personal settings.
Note: Your private keys should always be kept secret.
This is important to remember if you are sharing your local
computer with other users. In such case, it is not advisable to
store your private keys on the local disk.
Warning: If you are using the Windows roaming profiles
functionality, your personal settings will be replicated with
the roaming profile server. If you store your private keys in
the default location (under the profile folder of your Windows
user account) your private keys may be suspected to a malicious
user listening to the network traffic. Therefore the User
Settings folder should be changed into a location that will
not be affected by profile roaming.
For more information on user key files, see section Using Public-Key Authentication.
