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Access Symantec Encryption Management Server (PGP) via SSH 

Mar 26, 2017 09:44 PM

To gain command line access to a Symantec Encryption Management Server (PGP Universal Server), you will need to create an SSH key. You can do this using a utility such as PuTTYgen to create an SSH key and PuTTY to log into the command line interface.

This article details how to utilize PuTTYgen and PuTTY to access Symantec Encryption Management Server (PGP)

1. Download PuTTY suite or PuTTYgen and PuTTY, from the site below:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

2. Open PuTTYgen.exe, leave the configuration as default, click 'Generate' button:

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3. Generate some radomness for the key by moving the mouse over the blank area:

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4. Copy the public key block from Key window where it says 'Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file':

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5. Click 'Save private key' to save the private key of the key pair you created:

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6. Log into SEMS management console as a superuser, such as admin, click 'System' --> 'Administrators' --> 'admin':

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7. Click the plus + sign at the end of the 'SSHv2 Key':

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8. Select 'Import Key Block', then paste the public key block that copied in step 4, click the 'Import' button:

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9. After upload the key block, you will notify the hex fingerprint of the key will now show up in 'SSHv2 Key' line.

You can verify that the fingerprint matches the fingerprint found in the 'Key fingerprint' line on PuTTY Key Generator of step 3.

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9. Click 'Save' button.

10. Open PuTTY.exe, enter the Host Name or IP address of the SEMS, select SSH as the protocol:

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11. On the left panel, select 'Connection' --> 'SSH', on the 'Private key file for authentication', select the private key file that saved on step 5, then click 'Open' button to start a SSH session:

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12. The first time you log into SEMS with PuTTY, you will be given a security warning, click 'Yes' button:

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13. You will be prompted to enter a username, type 'root' and press enter:

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REMEMBER:

Accessing the server command line for read-only purposes, such as to view settings, logs, etc, is supported. However, performing configuration modifications or customizations via the command line may viod your Symantec Support agreement.

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