Connecting to server using SSH Keys

Connecting to a remote server using the Public Key Authentication method

Once your session is properly set up, that means your Private SSH key was successfully mapped, then you can connect to your remote device just double clicking the session, see animation below.

Step by step screenshots

As usual we’re including each and every screenshot for you to see the taken steps in more detail.

Verify that the SSH Private Key is already mapped to the current WinSCP session

Type the “passphrase” you created when generating the SSH keys

Done! You are now connected to your remote device

WinSCP a powerful tool

I started using WinSCP when working with Cisco products, dealing with ISO files on the ESXi datastore, basically using it as an SFTP client, but never paying attention at the multiple tasks that can be done with this tool, here a short list of them:

Navigating Linux folders and taking advantage of bookmarks
Upload and Download files (from Windows to Linux and vice-versa)
Opening and Editing text files
Changing Ownership and Properties
Rename, Delete, Move, create files, links and shortcuts

All of them using a friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface), awesome!