2. Installing Public Keys

Moving the public key to the server

• Login to the client machine and launch the SSH Helper application.
• Once SSH Helper has launched, click the User Settings button
• Click My Keys tab
• If the client and server are the same computer, click 'Add to local Authorized Keys' and continue on to Testing It All Out.
• If the client and server are different computers :
  • Click Save As to export the public key as a file
  • Transfer the exported key to the server
    • E-mail
    • AppleShare
    • FTP or SFTP ( try GSFTP )
  • Continue on to "Authorizing key to connect"

Authorizing key to connect

• Login to the server under the account you want to permit access to
• Launch the SSH Helper application.
• Once SSH Helper has launched click the User Settings button
• Click Authorized Keys tab
• Click the plus button to authorize your key
• Copy the contents of the exported key file that you transfered earlier into the text view that appears, as shown below:
• Click Add, then click the Protocol 2 Keys item and you should see the key you just installed
• Note: If you ever want to remove a key click the [–] button

Summary

Congratulations, you are now ready try out your setup and see if it all works. Continue on to the next section to use ssh to connect.