What is the expected input in the private key field

[1na]

Hi Tjibbe, sorry to use the issues for a question, I found no other way to get in touch. I like your app and I am trying to use it with key authentication

I am trying to use public key authentication but encounter some issues. My questions is I am assuming the field needs a key file. Where can the file reside and what should be the path for the file in the field?

Kind regards, Louis

[yoichiro]

@1na I answer for your question instead of Tjibbe.

I am trying to use public key authentication but encounter some issues. My questions is I am assuming the field needs a key file. Where can the file reside and what should be the path for the file in the field?

After generating your key pair, select the Public Key item from the Authentication Type, then fill in the content of your private key file to the Private key textarea. That is, you don't need to enter the file path of your private key file. Instead, you need to enter the private key string into the Private Key field.

[eevleevs]

I am getting an "unable to extract public key from private key file...". What format should it be? I am pasting a private key generated by ssh-keygen without password.

[mightywomble]

I'm getting the same thing, any feedback on this?

[pluggyboy]

I found i had to use the following format, including the 'begin' and 'end' lines.

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
private key in here
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

[eevleevs]

Weird , I thought to have tried this. Works for me, thanks.