PrerequisiteThis procedure assumes you have SecureCRT installed. For information on how to create SSH keys, see Azure Documentation
Center.
- From the Azure portal, select the VM.
- Record the public IP of the VM to which you want to connect.
- Run SecureCRT.
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On the Session Manager, click
to start a new session.
You can also press Alt+N.The New Session Wizard opens. - At SecureCRT protocol, select SSH2, and click Next.
- At Hostname, enter the public IP address you previously recorded.
- At Port, enter 22.
- At Username, enter the user name specified when you deployed the VM, which may or may not be azureuser, and click Next.
- At SecureFX protocol, select SFTP, and click Next.
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At Session name, type a name for the session, and click Finish.
The New Session Wizard closes.
- In the Session Manager, right-click on the new session you just created, and select Properties.
- Under Category, select SSH2 to display the SSH2 options.
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At Authentication, select PublicKey, and click Properties.
The Public Key Properties window opens.
- Select Use global public key setting.
- Select Use identity or certificate file, and browse to the *.pem file that was created when you deployed the VM.
- Click OK to return to the SSH2 settings.
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At Key exchange, select every line that contains diffie-hellman, and click OK.
Diffie-Hellman is a method of securely exchanging keys over a public channel.
- Back on the Session Manager, double-click your session to connect to your VM.