Upload Public Key Dialog
The Upload Public Key dialog can be accessed by clicking on the Upload button on the Public Key Properties dialog or from the Key Generation wizard after you have created a public key file. This dialog allows you to view the status of public key file uploads to a 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. .
Using password authentication The process of verifying that an individual truly is who he or she claims to be. Supplying a password is a very common method of authentication. The most secure method of authentication supported in SecureCRT is public-key authentication. See also: identity file, public-private key pair. , SecureCRT attempts to connect to the 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. . SecureCRT then uploads the public key file by way of the public-key assistant. Uploads are only possible on servers that support the public-key assistant (such as VanDyke Software's VShell® 2.1 or newer server).
Once a public key for a session has been uploaded to a server, further session connections to that server can be made using public-key authentication.