How to Use a WinSCP Fingerprint Command
- 1). Click "Start," type "winscp.exe" in the search box and press "Enter."
- 2). Right-click on the "WinSCP" icon that appears in the left pane and click "Properties" in the menu that appears. Note the path to the "winscp.exe" file displayed next to the "Location" label.
- 3). Click "Start," type "cmd" in the search box and press "Enter." The command line window appears.
- 4). Type "cd c:\path_to_winscp\" at the command prompt, replacing "c:\path_to_winscp\" with the path to the winscp.exe file from Step 2, and press the "Enter" key.
- 5). Type "winscp.exe scp://my_account@device_IP_address /hostkey="ssh-rsa 1024 aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa" -- replace "my_account" with the name of the account you wish to use to log in to the remote SSH device; replace "device_IP_address" with the IP address of the remote SSH device; replace "ssh-rsa 1024" with the encryption type used for the "fingerprint"; and replace "aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa" with the fingerprint of the remote SSH device to which you are connecting. Press the "Enter" key to connect to the remote SSH device.
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