1.3 Associating an Existing Key with an Existing Account
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However, you can use the random password generator available beside the Password field to create a dummy password for an account. Note: By design, the user account name and password fields cannot be left empty even when the private key option is enabled.
Select the checkbox Map private key locally, if remote key association fails to force map SSH keys to user accounts, even if the target systems are not reachable. Select the checkbox Use private key to login to this account instead of password to authorize remote connections using SSH keys instead of account credentials. To associate an existing key with an existing account, select the required account, navigate to Key Actions > Associate Keys to choose the key. The newly created key will be associated with the selected account. In the pop-up form that appears, enter the details such as Key Comment, Key Type and Key Length. 
Select the required account and click Create and Deploy from the Key Actions drop-down at the top. Navigate to the Resources tab and click the resource under which the required accounts are added. Under Account Attributes, enable the Private Key option and click Save.ġ.1 Creating a New SSH Key and Associating it with an Existing Account. Click the edit icon beside the 'Linux' resource type. Navigate to Admin > Resource Config > Resource Types. If not, follow the below steps to enable the option: Prerequisiteīefore proceeding with the steps, check if the private key option is enabled for the Linux resource type. We strongly recommend the Map private key to locally, if remote key association fails option only for the cases, where the target server is reachable only through a jump server. Although it is possible to associate one SSH key with multiple user accounts through the Key Actions > Associate Keys option, as a best practice, it is recommended to associate only one SSH key per account to preserve data security.Ģ. There are four different ways of associating keys with accounts before enabling the private key login.ġ. However, for the remote connection to work via the private key, you need to associate the SSH keys with the required accounts. You can enable remote connections through SSH keys using the option Use private key to login to this account instead of password available while creating an account or an SSH key. Enabling PKI authentication option for remote password reset. This document discusses the procedure to achieve this.ġ.1 Creating a new SSH key and associating it with an existing accountġ.2 Associating an existing key with a new accountġ.3 Associating an existing key with an existing accountġ.4 Enabling private key login option for an existing account 
To launch remote connections through SSH keys, you need to associate the SSH keys with the required accounts. This feature is in addition to its ability to launch remote connections using the corresponding user account's login credentials. PAM360 allows you to launch remote connections to SSH command-based remote systems directly from the PAM360 web interface through SSH keys.
Remote Connection to SSH-based Devices Using SSH Keys
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