

- #PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 HOW TO#
- #PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 INSTALL#
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- #PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 WINDOWS#
Copy and paste the SSH keystring value from PuTTY into Notepad as you will need to include the SSH key when you contact the jumpbox support team or create a service ticket. This will automatically fill in the “Cert” and “SSH keystring” fields.Ĩ. To get your PIV card’s SSH key, in PuTTY, go to Connection > SSH > CAPI and select the browse button on the right side. This profile is now configured for PIV logon.ħ. From within PuTTY, select Connection > SSH > Auth then select both “Allow agent forwarding” and "Allow attempted changes of username in SSH-2.”Ħ. On left panel, select Connection > SSH > CAPI, then check the box beside the words Attempt CAPI Certificate (Key-only) auth (SSH-2).ĥ. Enter a descriptive name under Saved Sessions textbox (if setting up a new profile).Ĥ. Note: If you have multiple destination profiles, you will have to do the following steps for each profileģ. From within PuTTY, enter the destination IP address or hostname in the Host Name (or IP address) textbox to setup a new profile, or if you already have profiles set up in PuTTY, load that profile. Right-click the Pageant icon again from the menu bar and select New Session.Warning: You must re-add your certificate every time Pageant is started. The Pageant Window will now display the certificate information. Highlight the correct Smart Card certificate and click OK.ĩ. Note: If multiple certificates exist, you may want to clear out the expired or revoked certificates by following (FIXME:need URL).Ĩ. If you do not see this field, select a different certificate. It should begin with “Smart Card Logon”: this indicates it is the correct certificate. Make sure you choose the correct certificate! Select“Click here to view certificate properties,” click “Details,” scroll half-way, and locate Enhanced Key Usage.
#PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 WINDOWS#
Select your Smart Card Logon certificate from the Windows Security window.

Right-click the icon and select View Keys.ĥ. A window will not open, but the Pageant icon will appear on the menu bar.Ĥ.
#PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 INSTALL#
Launch pageant from the PuTTY install directory,(eg, C:\Program Files\Putty-CAC).
#PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 DOWNLOAD#
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PuTTY-CAC, a fork of the Open Source PuTTY SSH client, resolves this issue. Most Unix-like systems are configured to use the SSH protocol for remote access, but most SSH client applications do not support PIV as required by Federal policy.
#PUTTY ALTERNATIVE FOR MAC 2016 HOW TO#
How To – PuTTY-CAC – Install, set up, and log on Background
