SSH Auth Account

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In this article

1 Overview
2 Account Settings
3 Account Encryption
4 Creating SSH Key Using PuTTY Key Generator

Overview

You can use this account type to connect Binary Snaps with data sources that use SSH Auth accounts.

The SSH Auth Account supports all popular Public-key cryptography algorithms.

RSA ssh-rsa, header -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- … -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
DSA ssh-dsa , header -----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY----- … -----END DSA PRIVATE KEY-----
ECDSA ecdsa-*, header: -----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY----- … -----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----
EdDSA ssh-ed25519 and ssh-ed448, header: -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY----- … -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----

We recommend that you use EdDSA for modern systems where both the client and server support it, since it offers better security. RSA with larger key sizes like 2048 and 4096 offers good security while being compatible with older systems.

Account Settings

Field	Field Type	Description
Label* Default Value: N/A Example: SSH Account	String	Specify a unique label for the account instance.
Username* Default Value: N/A Example: Snap Admin	String/Expression	Specify the Account username or use the Expression enabler to select the appropriate value.
Private key* Default Value: N/A Example: ----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- MIIEoQIBAAKCAQEAnTFVYHy6A3YeJbrJ7MY/uiRZ ViiTLBf8AGo5WDCWLkmkwP2h l/jFBAwZLR4k6Tz6wOLuo1w+y6+DyCgNrgiJdpnJ XlbGfX8J/wUdDliNOTS0+LukWYTcTroTA== -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----	String/Expression	Specify the private key for SSH authentication. Ensure that the private key is with header and footer. This is a multi-line field that allows you to copy paste the private key along with its header and footer. For an SSH account, you must generate a public/private key for snapuser on the Groundplex, add the private key and username to the SSH account settings in SnapLogic, add public key to the sftp machine for that user. The Private key must be enclosed within the BEGIN RSA PRIVATE Key and END RSA PRIVATE KEY, as shown below: ----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- MIIEoQIBAAKCAQEAnTFVYHy6A3YeJbrJ7MY/uiRZ ViiTLBf8AGo5WDCWLkmkwP2h l/jFBAwZLR4k6Tz6wOLuo1w+y6+DyCgNrgiJdpnJ XlbGfX8J/wUdDliNOTS0+LukWYTcTroTA== -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Key passphrase Default Value: N/A Example: dfdkJKM0245,-K24=*	String/Expression	Specify the passphrase to decrypt the private key.

Account Encryption

Standard Encryption

If you use Standard Encryption, the High sensitivity settings under Enhanced Encryption are used.

Enhanced Encryption

If the account you are using has the Enhanced Encryption feature, the account fields are encrypted for each sensitivity level as shown below:

High: [None]
Medium + High: [None]
Low + Medium + High: [None]

Creating SSH Key Using PuTTY Key Generator

For Windows:

The PuTTYgen application is required for this to work. It can be downloaded by following this link.

Steps for generating SSH keys using PuTTY Key Generator.

Start the PuTTY Key Generator application

In the Parameters section
- Select SSH-2 RSA in Type of key to generate.
- Enter the information in Number of bits in a generated key.
In the Actions section click on Generate.
PuTTY Key Generator uses randomness in mouse movements to generate a unique secure key. Move the mouse around till the progress bar fills up completely.
The public and private key will now be generated.

Fill the Key comment and Key passphrase as needed.
Save the private and public key files to a secure and private location by clicking on the Save public key and Save private key buttons.
Send the Public Key to the SFTP host.
Store the keys and passphrase into the password/key vault.

PuTTY Key Generator uses the PPK format for keys. If a standard OpenSSH key format is required for the SFTP client, click on Conversions menu and then on Export OpenSSH Key.

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