To run a remote X application securely with SSH protocol:

  1. Run Xstart.
  2. Click New. RESULT: A New Session dialog box appears.
  3. Enter a new session name, and click OK.
  4. In the Host box, enter the hostname or IP address of the remote UNIX/Linux host.
  5. In the Protocol box, select SSH.
  6. To set up SSH protocol-specific options such as public key authentication, click Setup.
  7. In the User Name box, enter the user account on the host.
  8. In the Execution Command box, enter a command that will be executed on the host. For example, enter the following to run an xterm:

    /usr/bin/X11/xterm -ls

  9. Click Run.

To open a user key manager:

  1. Run Xbrowser.
  2. In the Tools menu, click SSH User Key Manager. RESULT: A User Keys dialog box appears.

To open a host key manager:

  1. Run Xbrowser.
  2. In the Tools menu, click SSH Host Key Manager. RESULT: A Host Keys dialog box appears.

To create a user key pair:

  1. Run Xbrowser.
  2. In the Tools menu, click SSH User Key Generation Wizard.
  3. The User Key Generation Wizard will guide you through the whole generation process.

    Note: At the final step of the generation process, you can also register the public key on the remote SSH server.

To register a public key on the server:

  1. Open the User Keys dialog box.
  2. Select the user key you want to register.
  3. Click Properties. RESULT: The User Key Properties dialog box appears.
  4. Click the Public Key tab.
  5. In the View public key format as list, select an appropriate format depending on the type of your remote SSH server.
  6. Click Save as a file.

    Note: After the public key is saved as a file, you should copy it to the remote server. How to register the copied key into your remote SSH account is different for each server and you may find it helpful to read Step 4: Public Key Registration.

To import a private key to the database:

  1. Open the User Keys dialog box.
  2. Click Import. RESULT: The Open dialog box appears.
  3. Select the private key file you want to import and click OK.
  4. Click OK.

To export a user key to a file:

  1. Open the User Keys dialog box.
  2. Select the user key you want to export.
  3. Click Export. RESULT: The Save As dialog box appears.
  4. Enter a file name and click OK.

    Note: The exported file is in the NetSarang User Key format and it cannot be used in the applications provided by other vendors.

To change the name of a user key:

  1. Open the User Keys dialog box.
  2. Select the user key's name you want to change.
  3. Click Rename.

    Note: Notice that the key name is used as a file name. You must enter only valid characters for the name.

To change the name of a user key:

  1. Open the User Keys dialog box.
  2. Select the user key's passphrase you want to change.
  3. Click Properties. RESULT: The User Key Properties dialog box appears.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. Click Change Passphrase.

To delete a user key from the database:

  1. Open the User Keys dialog box.
  2. Select the user key you want to delete.
  3. Click Delete.