
Uses a public/private key pair (using either RSA or DSA algorithms) to authenticate with the server. You should also look into enabling a Master Password for strong security.
Dbvisualizer use ssh tunnel password#
To keep the password between sessions, select Save Between Sessions. If Password is not specified, you will be prompted for it when connecting to the server. Enter the port for SSH connections in the Port field. The target SSH host server is typically the same as the Database Server. The Host is the name or IP address for the SSH host, or if using a SSH config file, the name of the host entry in the file. Uses a userid/password combination to authenticate with the SSH server. There are three different authentication types when establishing an SSH tunnel.

To see what actual options are used, run Test Connection. Having options in the config file that are already in the SSH configuration setup in DbVisualizer, then the config file options will be used except for Userid which when set in DbVisualizer will override any User option set in the config file. When using a config file, the Host field in DbVisualizer should refer the Host defined in the config file. Read more about OpenSSH/Client Configuration Files. To use a config file identify the file in the SSH Config File field for the SSH configuration. This file is typically named /.ssh/config. OpenSSH supports defining some parts of the SSH configuration in an SSH config file. The location of this file is typically /.ssh/config.


Open Tools->Tool Properties and select General / SSH Configurations.To manage a SSH configuration, any of the following options many be used:
