Is there an ssh-agent like option for ssh sessions?

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kmd6076 asked Jan 31, '14 ericnute commented May 7, '14

Is there an ssh-agent like option for ssh sessions?

I am upgrading/downgrading systems that require different ssh keys - is there a way to specify multiple keys to try when opening the session so the test can run against either version and not have to have the ssh keys updated between runs?

iTest session profile ssh

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ericnute commented · May 07, 2014 at 09:28 PM

Has this issue been resolved?

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Answer 1 · 2014-02-10T17:34:54Z

sai_kiran answered Feb 10, '14 kmd6076 commented Feb 11, '14

Actually it is mandatory to specify a key file to start a SSH session profile with SSHV2 authentication using public key. As your session requires different SSH key files, try by place all the files in a directory and in the session profile just give the directory path of the key files under "Key file:" field. Ex: file:/D:/KeyFiles/

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kmd6076 commented · Feb 11, 2014 at 01:07 PM

Unfortunately that doesn't work - I get an error indicating an illegal argument when opening the session with a directory set as the key file.

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Answer 2 · 2014-02-03T02:31:50Z

sai_kiran answered Feb 3, '14 kmd6076 commented Feb 3, '14

Please use SSH2 Version in iTest SSH session profile, to specify multiple keys we can use iTest SSH2 preferences. Please goto "windows -> Preferences -> General -> Network Connections ->SSH2". ![alt text][1] [1]: /storage/temp/3872-ssh2_preferences.jpg We can save multiple SSH Keys under one folder and browse it into SSH2 home. Also We can browse through multiple tabs present in this configuration options of SSH2. Please specify which operating system are you using. Hope this helps!

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kmd6076 commented · Feb 03, 2014 at 01:20 PM

I added my keys as shown in your screenshot but the session profile still requires a value in the Key File field and if that is not correct for the specified IP address then the connection is rejected. Is there a way to avoid having to put the Key File path in the session profile when using SSHv2?

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