Public-Key Assistant Dialog
The Public-Key Assistant dialog is accessed from the Public-Key Assistant toolbar button or from the Public-Key Assistant... option on the Tools menu. This dialog allows you to view and manage the public keys that are installed for the current user on the remote server A computer program that provides services to other computer programs (called clients). Often the computer on which a server program runs is also called a server. The term host is often used as a synonym for server. that is configured for the session A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts. .
User
Displays the username of the current user.
Status
Displays the status of the connection A data path or circuit between two computers over a phone line, network cable, or other means. to the server.
The list window in this dialog displays the public keys that are installed for the current user on the remote server. For each public key, the list also displays the Type of algorithm used to generate the key (either DSA or RSA), the key's Comment, and the key's Fingerprint.
Upload...
Click this button to choose another public key to upload to the remote server using the public-key assistant..
Create...
Click this button to open the Key Generation wizard where you can create and upload a new public key file.
Delete
Click this button to delete the selected public key from the server.
Note: If the computer on which SecureCRT is running does not support the key type for a key in the list, the Fingerprint will read "unsupported key type" and the Delete button will be disabled for that key.