1st Step: Login to the cPanel you want to connect to using SSH.
2nd Step: In the Security section, we click on SSH Access.
3rd Step:We click onManage SSH keys
4th Step:Enter Generate a new password. You will see a generated key!
5th Step:Once the passwords have been entered, we click on Generate password.
How to authorize an SSH key.
Once you have generated the SSH key, it must be authorized.
1st Step : Login to the cPanel you want to connect to using SSH.
2nd Step: We click on Manage SSH keys.
3rd Step: In Security, we click on SSH Access.
4th Step:On the next screen, we look for the key that we just created in the Public Keys section.Click Manage (under the Actions column) next to your new key.
5th Step: You will see a message that says: “The key with the name “id_dsa is currently” not authorized”to use when connecting to this account .Click Authorize. Then you will see a message that says: The key «id_dsa.pub» has been authorized.
Convert and download SSH key
1st Step: Log in to the cPanel you want to connect to using SSH.
2nd Step: Under Security, click on SSH Access.
3rd Step: Click Manage SSH Keys.
4th Step: Under Private Keys, click View/Download next to the private key you want to use.
5th Step : On the next screen, scroll down to convert the key “id_dsa” to PPK format: section.Enter the passphrase used to generate the SSH key in the Enter the passphrase to unlock the “id_dsa” key for the conversion: field.
6th Step : Click on Download Key.
SSH using Putty
1st Step: Open PuTTY, in Connection, click on SSH, then Auth.< /p>
2nd Step : Click Browse under Private Key File for Authentication, then select the private key you downloaded in the last section.Click Open.
3rd Step: Click on Session and in the port enter: 2222
4th Step : For Host Name, enter your domain name, then click Open to connect.If you see a PuTTY security alert, click Yes
5th Step : You will see «Log in as«.Enter the cPanel username provided by AtlanticaDigital (see welcome email) and then press Enter.
6th Step : Finally, enter the password for your key file (generated in the previous steps) and press Enter.For security reasons, PuTTY will not display anything when you type ba your password, this is normal.
You should see a console like the one shown below.
On the other hand, if you receive an error like the one shown below, please contact us so we can review the activation of the SSH add-on.
