To generate the Secure Shell (SSH) keys, use the following steps according to your operating system:

1. On Linux:

   1. On the user system that will be transferring the file: ssh<user>@<ftpclient.customer.com>.

   2. Generate the SSH key for the user if one does not already exist:

      • ssh-keygen-t rsa.

      • Select the default option for the key filename.

      • You can skip the passphrase or enter a new one if you want increased security. If you enter a passphrase, you are prompted for it every time you log into SFTP.

      • After the process is complete, the following files should generate in the user home directory:

      • – ~ <user>/.ssh/id_rsa Private Key

      • – ~ <user>/.ssh/id_rsa.pub Public Key

   3. Send only the public key file to Nor1 (~ <user>/.ssh/id_rsa.pub).

2. On Windows:

   There are many Microsoft Windows-based SFTP clients on the market; some of them are free and some are not. Nor1 does not endorse, recommend, or support any particular Microsoft Windows-based SFTP client. The following example demonstrates a Windows-based SFTP using PuTTy:

   1. Download PuTTy from here.

   2. Run the installer.exe on your machine.

   3. Open PuTTyGen and select Generate (it helps to move your cursor around during generation). From this Key Generator, you must copy/paste the OpenSSH key into Notepad and then copy/paste the OpenSSH key from Notepad into an email to Nor1.
      
      

3. Select the Save public key button and the Save private key button to save these to a folder on your computer.

4. Send the public key file to Nor1.