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Can I have more than 1 private key in ~/.ssh?
I am trying to add an existing private key (id_rsa file) to my ~/.ssh directory, but see that I already have one. Do I have to replace the existing key, or is there a way to combine them?
I assume ...
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Transfer files using authentication
I have the public key with me(the pub file), for using sftp with public key authentication mode. How do i use sftp command for testing transfer file from my machine to the sftp server. For username ...
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Create Public Key from Private (ECDSA Encryption)
I tried Crypto but they said a different exchange would be more suitable. I'm interested in how bitcoin addresses are created so I read through the technical details here - ...
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Recover certificate private key in Windows XP from backup files
Before an old Windows XP installation was removed all the files from Windows partition were backed up. A new Windows XP installation was then set up at the same partition. The certificate which is ...
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Putty Pageant - key authentification works without running agent
Hello I am using Putty Pageant for using key authentification to remote server. On remote server to which I am connecting I have public key stored in authorized_keys file. Permissions and content of ...
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Is it possible to decrypt remote files with key stored in pageant(local)
I connect from my windows desktop to linux(centos) vps using pytty, authenticating with key stored in pageant. Now I would like to store passwords in encrypted file and use them in scripts, but ...
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WinSCP does not recognise key file
I am trying to set up a batch file for an automated transaction, however my tests have so far failed.
I have the public key of the server where the connection is made. It has been saved as a .pkk ...
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Getting OpenVPN Connect to work
I have set up an OpenVPN server on my Synology DS212j. I would like to get my Android device to connect to it, using the official OpenVPN Connect app. The OpenVPN server package on the Synology ...
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What is the difference between the .pem and .pub and non suffixed ssh credentials files?
Running "ssh-keygen -t dsa" generates two files, if given input "key1" as the file name:
key1
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key.pub
However, I've also seen ".pem" files used, for example, in AWS.
Whats the relationship ...
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Transfer private key pair from firefox to Internet Explorer?
I'm doing some Integration testing through a VPN connection. In order to access the VPN I had to create a private/public keypair. I did this in firefox and can access the VPN.
The problem is, after ...
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Windows Script for connecting to remote SFTP server with public key authentication
I am trying to connect to a SFTP server for a client of ours and send files in an automated process using MS Windows. The details I have received from the client do not include the password. I instead ...
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DSA private key format
So I used puttygen to generate a DSA private key and then exported that to the OpenSSH format and here's what I got when I ran OpenSSL's asn1parse on it:
0:d=0 hl=4 l= 443 cons: SEQUENCE
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What SFTP client with HTTP proxy support to use on Mac OS X?
I am looking for an SFTP client for Mac which supports private keys and also HTTP proxies.
Transmit or Cyberduck don't support HTTP proxies.
Please don't say FileZilla, it looks ugly and I'd rather ...
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decrypt a smime mail
I received a mail using the webfrontend of my mail provider. It includes the smime.p7m file. I can download this file and want to decrypt it. I have the pfx file with the private key. How can I ...
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How to transfer Kleopatra PGP keys from an old hard drive to a new computer?
I used to use Kleopatra on an old Windows XP machine. The hard drive of the aforementioned computer was transferred into an external enclosure and is available; GPG4Win version 2.0.1 was on that ...
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How can I change the comment field of an RSA key (SSH)?
I know I can simply open up the pubkey and change the comment after the ==s, but is the comment field decided upon at creation stored in the private key as well? If so, how can I change that field ...
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Are GPG and SSH keys interchangable?
I want to generate an RSA key in GPG and use it in SSH login. Is this even possible? If so, how?
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OS X, SSH: use different private key files for different servers
I want to use different private key files to connect to different SSH servers (ssh://git-server:port/repository). How to manage that? SSH seems to assume the private key file in ~/.ssh/id_rsa.
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Keypair-based VNC authentication
I use RealVNC to remote-control my computer while on the go. But it annoys me that I have to type the access password each time. Is it possible to make RealVNC (Or any other VNC implementation) work ...
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PGP private key password change and relationship to public key
I have been looking at PGP for a few days and noticed that if I change the password on the private key, parts of the private key change, but a large portion of it remains the same. The public key does ...
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SSH key authorization only works if I'm already logged in
One of my servers is acting very strange. I've just set up private public rsa authorization for logging in to my two servers, using putty on my end. It works fine for one of them, so putty or the keys ...
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Error installing certificates with private keys
I get pfx file with private key(it was imported from other Windows and button "export private keys" was pressed). I install it. Get message that import was succefull.
When I see them in certmgr I see ...
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Tell git which private key to use
ssh has the -i option to tell it which private key file to use when authenticating:
-i identity_file
Selects a file from which the identity (private key) for RSA or DSA
authentication is ...
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How would you change a home wireless router with a self-signed admin site certificate to be more secure?
littleblackbox is publishing "private keys" that are accessible on publicly available firmwares. Debian calls these "snake-oil" certs. Most of these routers are securing their HTTPS certs with these, ...
