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PublicKeySSH property


Returns public key in SSH format.

Type

A String value

Syntax

  • Basic
object.PublicKeySSH(KeyType)
The PublicKeySSH(object,KeyType) syntax has these parts:
objectAn expression evaluating to an object of type Keys.
KeyTypeRequired. A SSHKeyTypes enumeration, as described in settings. Type of the key (RSA/DSA).

Remarks

The settings for KeyType are:

Constant Value Description
RSAkey 0 Returns RSA key.
DSAkey 1 Returns DSA key.
ECDSAkey 2 Returns ECDSA key.


PublicKeySSH will return string information that represents stored public key in format suitable for SSH servers. Typically, it will look like this:

---- BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ----
AAAAB3NzaC1kc3MAAACBAKzHYPgw/VvUWHooW0iyKYPYVfaTZSDlHZaUEsHOAvdln+6aQw
..........
oRi1V/3n//AAypdXkAN8BSBrsb4V4AVdzHpvXSdHh9C+TlRUH1Ls72Kl929+4jMZmWDXGw
O5ns8NPAJZvOxnZKZA==
---- END SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ----


You can easily paste contents of this property to file on your server system that keeps public keys.

Platforms

Windows