Can I use an SSH identity file for authentication?

It is possible to use an identity file (as relates to the "-i" parameter for the Mac SSH tool) within our SSH-enabled components for authentication.

To do so, you'll need to create, or already have, the public and private key pair. You'll need to make sure that the public key is included on the server. From there you would use code similar to the following to authenticate, using the private key file:

Sshclient client = new Sshclient(); client.SSHAuthMode = SshclientSSHAuthModes.amPublicKey; client.SSHCert = new Certificate(); client.SSHCert.StoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPEMKeyFile; client.SSHCert.Store = @"C:\Users\Joe\user-ca-key.pem"; client.SSHCert.StorePassword = "keyPassword"; client.SSHCert.Subject = "*"; client.SSHUser = "root"; client.SSHLogon([serverIP], [serverPort]); //perform actions here client.SSHLogoff();