using a .pem certificate to connect to Amazon ec2

[vincentdavis]

I have a amazon ec2 hosted/managed thorough bitnami. To ssh to the machine I use
ssh -i bitnami-mysite.pem bitnami@my-site.bitnamiapp.com
I am having trouble figuring out how to configure the connection in SFFSm any help would be great.

Thanks
Vincent

[superflexible]

The pem certificate needs to be converted and split into two files (public and private key). I think the information on the following page will help:

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.de/2011/10/convert-amazon-ec2-pem-files-to-ppk.html

You need to save both the public key and the private key on your hard disk.

Once you have your separate key files, here are some generic steps for configuring a client certificate.

1. FTP DIALOG, FIRST TAB SHEET
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Enter User ID but no password.
Save User ID (checked)

2. CERTIFICATES TAB SHEET
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Name: My Certificate (for example)
Certificate/Private Key File: C:\Users\Tobias\Documents\myprivatekeyfile
Public Key File: C:\Users\Tobias\Documents\mypublickeyfile.pub
***** NOW CLICK ADD BUTTON *****

3. SECURITY TAB SHEET
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Choose the certificate from the drop-down menu in the lower right
half of the dialog. Specify the password for the file.
Remove "User Name / Password"

If problems remain, please make sure you have the latest version of the software.