Secure Shell Windows Client from SSH.COM (OBSOLETE)

NOTE as of 2017 this is OBSOLETE and does not support newer security protocols required by newer systems

• *Please see MobaXterm SSH and Xterm MobaXterm SSH and Xterm Web site

If you are looking for a document which covers Mac/Linux/Windows ssh clients, please see: http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/howto/ssh/public_key/

Installation steps

Windows Installation

• On the AppServer, look in \\asimov.cscf.uwaterloo.ca\exports\export\COMMON\SSHClient
• run SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe
• accept all defaults
• click Finish
• References

License the software

Note: The license included with the SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe installer has expired.
Follow these steps to update the license.

• Replace the license.dat file in the Secure Shell program directory with license2.dat.
  • Note: you will have to copy/rename license2.dat to the target license.dat

Using Public Key Athentication

[This part of the document is stale compared with http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/howto/ssh/public_key/ which also covers OpenSSH and PuTTY clients]. Kept here for mostly historical purposes. - drallen 21 Aug 2009]

Notes

• This method of authentication permits a secure and optionally automatic login to a Linux machine for a given userid.
• The user userid is used in this example.
• We will create a key pair on the SSH Windows client and upload it to a Linux box.

SSH C"> Creating a key pair on the SSH Client

• Open SSH Client
• Connect to the host that you wish to connect to with a public key (so we can upload a key later on)
• Open the Edit Menu -> Settings
• Open "User Authentication" -> "Keys"
• Pick Generate New
  

• Pick Next
  

• Choose Key Properties
  
  Next

• Pick an optional passphrase
  • Note this will be need every time you login - this primarily is to protect your private key from theft
    
    Next

• Generate Key Complete
  
  Next

• Upload Button
  

• Upload Key Dialog
  
  • Pick .ssh for folder
    Upload

• Upload Key Finish
  

Install uploaded public key on Linux Host

- We assume you are logged in to the userid's home directory

• cd ~/.ssh ( change into userid's home .ssh folder)
• ssh-keygen -i -f userid.pub >junk
  (translates the SSH.COM Windows Client key into the correct format)
• cat junk >> authorized_keys (Append translated key to authorized_keys file - the list of keys we accept for automatic login)
• rm userid.pub authorization junk (remove unneeded files)

SSH Fonts

• Edit Menu -> Settings -> Fonts
• SSH uses the Windows fixed size font sets - you can add addition fonts to windows to take advantage of other font styles
• Fonts that are greater then 1 pixel thickness
  • Lucida Console
  • Lucida Sans Typewriter
• Extra English Fonts that are installed with Chinese language support

   @BatangChe 18 
   @DotumChe 18 
   @GulimChe 18 
   @GungsuhChe 18 
   @MS Gothic 20 
   @MS Mincho 20 
   @NSimSun 20 
   BatangChe 18 
   DotumChe 18 
   GulimChe 18 
   GungsuhChe 18 
   NSimSun 18

• Other optional Windows Fonts

   MS Gothic 20 
   @Terminal 20
   Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 18

Other sources of FREE fixed width fonts

• Free Linx/Unix fonts for Windows: http://www.ank.com.ar/fonts/
• Includes PCF to FON converter: http://www.ank.com.ar/fonts/pcftofon.exe

Non-free fonts

• http://www.matchfonts.com/pages/monospaced_fonts.html

References

• http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/howto/ssh/
• RemoteDesktopSSH - remote desktop and SSH tunnels
• MicroX - X windows and SSH tunnels

Troubleshooting

• "Too many authentication failures"
  _ You may also have set a public key in your profile - or the server you are connecting to also requires another authentication method - see http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/winhelp/32/authentication_failure.html
  - Google "authentication failure" site:ssh.com
  

• "No further authentication methods available"
  - this can occur if the reverse lookup of your host address cannot be done
  - see http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/winhelp/32/disconnected_authentication_error.html
• Check your login Authentication method - see dialog below - the host you are connecting to may not support the option you picked
  

-- LawrenceFolland - 29 Oct 2004

-- MikeGore - 19 Dec 2005