If you don’t already have SHS keys for SFTP authentication, you’ll need to generate some.
A number of guides online can walk you through this process, but here are some easy steps using gpg4win.
A public key is used to confirm your identity matches the private key and can be safely shared to anyone.
A private key is used to prove your identity, and should only be held by you.
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Open (or download and install) PuTTYGen https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
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Choose RSA for Parameters and 4096 for key length to meet current best practice standards.
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This may change in future with stronger encryption standards, or you may have different corporate preferences, so please consult an internal expert to ensure that they meet your internal standard.
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Under ‘Key comment’, add a short description of the key's use, for example, PageUp Integration.
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Under ‘Key passphrase’ and ‘Confirm passphrase’, enter a passphrase to use.
Ensure you save this passphrase so that you can use this key later, otherwise, you will have to generate a new key and provide it to MYOB again.
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This prevents someone else from using your private key unless they know the password.
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Click ‘Generate a public/private key pair’.
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After the key has been generated, click ‘Save public key’, and share this with your MYOB PayGlobal consultant or MYOB PayGlobal support.
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Click ‘Save private key’ and keep this secret. It should not be shared with anyone and you will use it later when connecting to our SFTP server.