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 ====== Passwordless authentication using ssh-keys  ====== ====== Passwordless authentication using ssh-keys  ======
  
-===== Linux =====+===== Linux client =====
  
 You'll need to generate a SSH key via the ssh-keygen command. Please choose which key you want to generate (we recommend dsa): You'll need to generate a SSH key via the ssh-keygen command. Please choose which key you want to generate (we recommend dsa):
  
 <code> <code>
-$ ssh-keygen -t rsa''+$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
 </code> </code>
  
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 After the transfer you can add the path to the private part of the key to the session preferences inside x2goclient. x2goclient should now establish the connection without asking for a password by simply clicking on the session card view.  After the transfer you can add the path to the private part of the key to the session preferences inside x2goclient. x2goclient should now establish the connection without asking for a password by simply clicking on the session card view. 
  
-===== Windows =====+===== Windows client =====
  
 Start a command prompt and navigate to the x2goclient folder, in this example it is **C:\Program Files\x2goclient**. Start a command prompt and navigate to the x2goclient folder, in this example it is **C:\Program Files\x2goclient**.
  
-First we generate a DSA key pair (do not use password phrase if you want SSO):+First we generate a DSA key pair (use an empty password phrase if you want SSO):
 <code dos> <code dos>
 C:\Program Files\x2goclient>ssh-keygen.exe -t dsa C:\Program Files\x2goclient>ssh-keygen.exe -t dsa
 </code> </code>
  
-:!: ssh-keygen.exe prints the path to the key file(s), you will need that later.+:!: ssh-keygen.exe prints the path to the key file(s), you will need that in the next step.
  
-This will create following files: +You'll need to transfer the public key file to the wanted server. You can do this using the scp.exe command with the path that ssh-keygen.exe printed (make sure you transfer the id_dsa**.pub** file):
-<code text> +
-id_dsa +
-id_dsa.pub +
-</code> +
- +
-You'll need to transfer the public part of the key to the wanted server. You can do this using the scp.exe command with the path to the key file that ssh-keygen.exe printed:+
  
 <code dos> <code dos>
-C:\Program Files\x2goclient>scp.exe /cygdrive/C/DOCUME~1/<username>/.x2go/.ssh/id_dsa.pub username@remoteserver:.ssh/+C:\Program Files\x2goclient>scp.exe /cygdrive/C/DOCUME~1/<username>/.x2go/.ssh/id_dsa.pub username@remoteserver:
 </code> </code>
  
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 </code> </code>
  
-Go to your .ssh folder, add the public key to your authorized_keys2 file and then remove the file:+Go to your .ssh folder, add the contents of the public key file to your authorized_keys file and then remove the public key file:
 <code bash> <code bash>
 cd ~/.ssh cd ~/.ssh
-cat id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys2 +cat ~/id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys 
-rm id_dsa.pub+rm ~/id_dsa.pub
 </code> </code>
  
-You can now add the path to the file id_dsa (the private part of the key) to the session preferences inside x2goclient. x2goclient should now establish the connection without asking for a password by simply clicking on the session card view. +You can now add the path to the id_dsa file (the private part of the key) to the session preferences inside x2goclient. x2goclient should now establish the connection without asking for a password by simply clicking on the session card view. 
  
-You can also create a shortcut with a hidden client windowin x2goclient select Session -> Create session icon on desktop ... -> select session.+You can also create a desktop shortcut which starts the session with the client window hidden; in x2goclient select Session -> "Create session icon on desktop...-> select session from the list and click the "Create session icon on desktop..."-button.
  
 :!: The path to x2goclient.exe in the shortcut may be wrong, edit the shortcut and remove "bin\" from the path and the working directory. :!: The path to x2goclient.exe in the shortcut may be wrong, edit the shortcut and remove "bin\" from the path and the working directory.
  
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