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Generate SFTP/SSH Secure Key Pair (Requires an enterprise plan)

On Windows

You can use the free open-source application PUTTYgen, which is a standalone program that does not require setup. You can download it from the maintainer's website.

  1. Launch the PUTTYgen application.
  2. Choose RSA for the "Type of key to generate"
  3. Click the Generate button, and then move around your mouse.
  4. Continue moving mouse around until the progress bar is full.
  5. The tool will finish generating a public and private key pair.
  6. Save the private and public key files to a location and safeguard them.
  7. Right click in the text area labeled "Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file", then select "Select All"
  8. Right click again and select Copy to copy the entire Public Key text.
  9. Finally you need to add the SFTP public key to your DriveHQ account. Log on to DriveHQ.com website, navigate to your Account Details page, then click Security -> Manage SFTP Secure Key Pair, and then paste the contents of your clipboard into the Public Key text area and click Save.
On Mac OS X

Mac OS X has a built-in tool for generating an SFTP/SSH key pair. Click the magnifier in the top-right corner of your screen, type in Terminal and hit enter to open the Terminal application.

  1. Create a new RSA Key
    ssh-keygen -t rsa
  2. When prompted, specify the path you want to save the key files in.
    Enter the filename in which to save the key (/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa):
  3. You can enter a passphrase for the private key when prompted. (A passphrase is not required for the private key). If you enter a passphrase, you will have to type it in each time you use the private key.
    Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
  4. After your key is generated you will want to copy it to your clipboard so that you can add it to your SFTP Keys.
    pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
  5. Finally you need to add the SFTP/SSH public key to your DriveHQ account. Log in to DriveHQ.com, navigate to the Account Details page, then click Security -> Manage SFTP Secure Key Pair. Paste the contents of your clipboard into the Public Key text area and click Save.
On Linux

Linux has a built-in tool to generate an SSH/SFTP key pair. Simply open your bash shell and type the following commands.

  1. Create the new RSA Key
    ssh-keygen -t rsa
  2. Specify the path you want to save the key files in.
    Enter the filename to save the key (/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa):
  3. You can enter a passphrase for the private key when prompted. (A passphrase is not required). If you enter a passphrase, you will have to type it in each time you use the private key.
    Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
  4. Your key is generated. Please copy it to your clipboard so that you can paste it to your DriveHQ account.
    xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
  5. Finally you need to add the SFTP/SSH public key to your DriveHQ account. Log on to DriveHQ.com, navigate to Account Details, then click Security -> Manage SFTP Secure Key Pair. You can then paste the contents of your clipboard into the Public Key text area and click Save.