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Aqua Data Studio includes a an SSH Environment - an interactive Unix-like command-line interface. SSH is used for remote login and secure communications with remote servers over unsecured networks. The SSH interface is integrated in the IDE and utilizes all Aqua Data Studio GUI capabilities such as a tabbed window interface, customized tabs, search functions, keyboard mapping, docking framework, and Shortcut Toolbar shortcuts. Advanced Server Properties also allow the use of Private Key Authentication.
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SSH Server Registration in Aqua Data Studio
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Troubleshooting Registrations
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Tip : Tick the ’Save Password’ check box and you may quickly connect to a an SSH Server server without having to type in the authentication every time you Open.
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- Name
- Type
- Tab Color
- Tab Title Format
- Authentication
- Location - which includes Host and Port
- and Advanced Properties for Private Key Authentication
- Port Forwarding information
How to register a an SSH Server Clone
To create aan SSH Server Clone of an already Registered Server, in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser.
- Right Click -click on the Server - A Popup Menu Appears. ( or select Server - Register Server Clone from the Main Application Menu once a server in the list is highlighted )
- Click on the Item which displays Register SSH Server Clone.
- Once you provide a new name for the clone, a new SSH Server is registered.
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Using Aqua Data Studio to open a an SSH Server
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- Locate the SSH Server in the Server Browser
- Select the SSH Server
- Right Click -click on the SSH Server - A Popup Menu Appears. Click on Open.
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Once a connection succeeds, the Connection Toolbar becomes visible. It includes buttons which that allow you to Reconnect, Copy selected text, Paste text from the clipboard, Find text, and edit Options.
The Options button allows changing the Font, History Buffer Size, Tab Size as well as the Foreground, Background, and Selection Background colors. Changes made to the Options take affect effect immediately.
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- Locate the server in the Servers Browser
- Right Click on the Server - A Popup Appears
- Click on the item which displays Properties
- Go to the Advanced Tab and make changes
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- Click the Generate button
- Enter a Key Passphrase
- Confirm the Key Passphrase
- Save the Private Key (the file will have the extension .ppk). It's this file you would browse to in the SSH Server Advanced Properties - Authentication: Private Key File.
- Save the Public Key or Copy the Public Key by clicking the Copy to Clipboard button. This must be pasted into an OpenSSH authorized_keys file on the SSH Server.
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Once you enter the passphrase at the prompt, the passphrase is kept in application memory until Aqua Data Studio is closed. As long as you do not close Aqua Data Studio the cached passphrase will be used each time you connect to the server.
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