CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 

4.  Make sure the Use password authentication check box is selected. You are using 

password authentication whenever the check box is selected, even if the box and 

check are dimmed. 

5. Select 

OK. 

Note: 

Password authentication uses the FTP site login password for 

authentication, not the passphrase used to decrypt the identity file's 

private key shown in the field beneath the Use password 

authentication check box. 

T

O USE PUBLIC KEY AUTHENTICATION

1.  From the menu, choose Tools > Global Options. 

2. Expand 

Security. 

3. Select 

SSH2. 

4. Select 

the 

Use public key authentication check box. You are using public key 

authentication whenever the check box is selected, even if the box and check are 

dimmed. 

5. Select 

OK. 

Note: 

To use public key authentication, you will need to send your public key 

to the server administrator before making an SSH2 connection. If the 

server is running OpenSSH, you will need to convert the public key as 

described below: 

6.  Create an identity file in the client. 

7.  Send the public key (Identity.pub) to the server administrator (via FTP, e mail, etc.) 

8.  The server administrator must convert the public key to OpenSSH, check it with 

wordcount, and add it to authorized_keys.  

Command sequence: 

ssh keygen  i  f Identity.pub > sshpub 

wc sshpub 

cat sshpub > ~\.ssh\authorized_keys 

Note: 

Wordcount should return a "1" as the first number. OpenSSH asks for 

the identity files password the first time you log in. If CuteFTP fails to 

connect, contact our support team and provide the kernel version, 

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