Configuring SSH Access for Tempest with Keys

  •  Start MobaXterm and open a local terminal (windows), or open Terminal (Mac & Linux).
  •  Run ssh-keygen from the command line. Warning: Do not run this command on Tempest, only in a local terminal on your computer!

If you don’t have existing keys, accept the defaults. Press Enter through all the prompts (do not create a passphrase)

ssh-keygen
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub
# You should see something like this:
# Copy everytyhing below this line: 
ssh-rsa 
AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQD9tbeX9cqf3k1Iv2WumDrzGU9hvNhU2UlKSx0l43gGjiy
G+NlfmE/6t/B9WyKnpwod(lDDmwhTj/sD48n7PIHiBOXejfsIwGqgbf/tiR645mIoK+BtykY9FoTaslLR
BgbMkNFaKZwZ1dB9axb8TgTZkYgV7HShlt6Y0kOgd6KTsnvDCHLrToclIWqyAQ3AFRWHq1RFKk3H
VRCCu8jBB+3RsEm2237psH+vi5qc9qYt6QQ0/qznYYzJw5BChtcH1m7Cga7/sJ9lRVa6KWa0tSdCG5i
Deb4j2wFjtjscRXwVqtaggrZA8GdT16Ldbin1+8Xg92Nth4NpWiH3Hv1nH <Some_user_info>

Tempest web login

  • Select Files > Home Directory 

Go to home directory

  • Check the box to Show Dotfiles

show dotfiles

  • Navigate to .ssh directory (you may have to scroll down a ways)

select ssh

  1.  Brows to .ssh / authorized_keys
  2. Select the vertical three dots, and then "Edit"

browse to authorized keys

  •  Add a new line to the bottom of the file and paste your ssh key from step 3

add new rsa-keys

  • Connect to the MSU VPN.
  • You should now be able to ssh to the login node with the following command in the terminal.
ssh <net_id>@tempest-login.msu.montana.edu

 

Questions? Issues connecting?

Contact tempest-support@montana.edu.