How to Create Open SSH Keys
1) Navigate to https://www.iprosystems.com/genkeys.html
2) Leave the default value of 2048 in the "Select Bit Length" field.
3) Click the "Generate RSA key Pair" button.
4) Determine private key type. OpenSSH Format vs. PEM format and select it at the bottom of the page.
5) Download the Private Key file by clicking the "Download Private Key (OpenSSH format)" or “Download Private Key (PEM format)”.
Copy the id_rsa.txt file (OpenSSH format output) or the id_rsa.pem (PEM format output) from your Downloads directory and store for safe keeping.
This file will be needed to connect remotely.
6) Download the Public Key file by clicking the "Download Public Key (OpenSSH format" button.
Locate this file (public.key) in your Downloads directory. We need this file in order for your store to be set up in the system.
Store this public.key file for safe keeping as well as it may be needed later.
7) Send the resulting public.key from your downloads directory as an attachment to support@iprosystems.com.
8) Please include your store name, number, and ad group as identifiers within your email.
9) Request that your firewall provider open port 22 for customer-sftp.iprosystems.com.
Convert .pem File to .ppk File with Puttygen Software if needed.
1) Download PuTTYGen software from https://www.puttygen.com/download.php?val=4 by selecting “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD MANUALLY” and install the software.
2) After installation, launch PuttyGen and click the Load button.
3) Set the filetype to “All Files (*.*)” so the AWS .PEM file is visible
4) Select your PEM file and Open (see below).
5) Select OK at the “Successfully imported foreign key”.
6) Select the “Save private key” and answer Yes to the “Save without a passphrase” message.
7) Select the location and filename of the new .ppk file and click Save.
How to Connect with SFTP Client
To connect, open the "FTP Client" of your choice (FileZilla, Cyberduck, etc.), create a new connection and fill in these particulars...
Protocol = SFTP
Port = 22
Server = customer-sftp.iprosystems.com
Username = ConnellsvilleCashSaver5405 (example)
Password = Nothing to be entered in the password field.
Private Key (or Key File) = Browse to the location of the corresponding PRIVATE key and select the id_rsa.txt file.
Connect!