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is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2019-03-01 23:40
by openSuseman
dear friends,

is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

in other words - if i copy the fileZilla XML - is this enough to enable a connection!?

or - can it be that some times - a extra file /(key ) is necessary!?

love to hear from you

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2019-03-02 23:42
by boco
First, Site Manager connections are in sitemamager.xml.
Second, trusted TLS certs are in trustedcerts.xml.
Third, trusted SFTP keys are stored in various places, like Registry on Windows or SSH system agent on *NIX.

Short answer: No, that one file is not enough in many cases.

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2019-03-10 21:04
by openSuseman
many thanks for the reply with all the infos.

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2019-03-10 23:05
by boco
You will get away with the configuration directory in most cases, except for SFTP, where trusted host keys might be stored externally.

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2022-03-03 11:15
by openSuseman
Hello - many thanks for all your replies and so on

this is great. So in case of SFTP - with keys involved.

i need both

a. the xml-file.
b. the key-file


And since i have the xml-file - i can now look for the key - (note: i see where this key is located - if i look at the filezilla client -and look where he gets ( fetches ) the key is this correct?
in other words - i can look where the path is fetching the key.

Look forward to hear from you

regards


update:

found the following in the allready working client -
reiter einstellungen / SFTP
public key authentifizierung

um die public key authentifizierung zu unterstützen muss filezilla die zu verwendenden privaten schluessel kennen
here i can see the path - to the file - i take this one - and i am fine ;)

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2022-03-03 17:43
by boco
Three years, nice necropost!

It depends on the OS. From your user name, I'm assuming Linux, where it is a file, and the keys are stored there. However, on Windows, it's a Registry entry, not portable at all.

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2022-03-08 10:52
by openSuseman
hi there good day dear boco

well - i work on both - linux and win ( in the office ) - and yes: sure the key file once it has been created - is stored somewhere in the doc-folders...

dt: ich hab den keyfile in einem Ordner drinne - da kann ich den auch kopieren - sagen wir mal auf einen USB-Stick) und hierhin oder dorthin tragen -ma.W. auch auf einen neuen Rechner bringen.
Wie so sollte das bei win nicht auch gehen ( dass ich den key file ) auf ein verzeichnis bringe.

vielen dank -- best regards
Suse -man

Re: is the FileZilla XML - file sufficient (in every case) to start a connection to the server!?

Posted: 2022-03-08 16:15
by boco
FileZilla uses PuTTY for its SFTP support. PuTTY uses

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\SshHostKeys
for its stored keys, on Windows. That's why FileZilla automatically recognizes keys stored by PuTTY's Pageant component (same location). Maybe you can use PuTTY's Pageant on Windows for importing/exporting keys?