SSH with RSA keys

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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How do you copy Private key generated by ConnectBot? We've tried it and we can only copy public key.

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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Hi Support,
Not sure if question addressed to me but, I do as follows in ConnectBot...

Menu > Manage Pubkeys
Long-press on a key
Select Copy private key
..paste from clipboard into some text editor (with long-press and save in know location)

As per my question: any help?

Regards

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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Ok, export private key works only on key you've imported, not key you've generated.
The problem you have might mean that the key exported is not understood by AndFTP.

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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Hi. I'm also struggling with getting SSH keys working. I'm doing the same as previous posters - generating a 2048 bit RSA key with ConnectBot, copying+pasting keys into a text file, and then pointing AndFTP at the text key files.

What format must keys be in? Also, why is there only a field for the private key file? Doesn't AndFTP need to know where the private and public keys are?

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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Format is OpenSSH, could you post here a generated/exported private/public keypair from ConnectBot? We will make a test.

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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Pardon the late reply - forgot to subscribe to this thread.

Here is a 2048 bit RSA key pair I've generated with ConnectBot:

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ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDA4240BV9ZrSd6iWd7RsT1uLrQsia9OGfbwdvU+7bsJLbof14dtIsHIH/6qh2C6ANewuRwukzqDeMQJC/mhnK11wRWGhqd07e5zL9Wr50PiT3iKgFJMm7w2JcNMbvcJUShhqj+npYtUEk1D6qjpnLADZPJbchSRika8fFEmwq1/zOV4w89KbTuf/FOBxvofltCW9PDQxUxkt40xxkiIkF3gvQB9fGT3zUd336gpA4IYMIGy2K+yFZGgCs2+TFBAjQHMiLRH9BvWawU3kV+8OM2Kmx/NDWI22uFdjQZkcad6MqkipuLSkD9rLg/sY8M9w8SnX19JrFDISSF6fBwlvmF aragon@droid.geek.sh

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-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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vvgVxrhBhnSTOEtCsmnNlHre5TPtuuv7uBodo7IGjAtvUX3KnB+Wf+pTavsLad/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-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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I can't see a subscribe option here so I'm guessing it is disabled in phpBB. Please consider enabling it. :)

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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I got the same problem too :(

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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It keep asking me for password too...

Using ssh key generated by connectbot to connect

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Re: SSH with RSA keys

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We're going to try to reproduce the problem.
BTW: I still cannot copy private key from ConnectBot. "Copy Private Key" is grayed out.

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