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# Configuring to Use the SSH2 Client

To use the SSH2 client, you should configure the following server configuration parameters from the Administration Console.

Parameter Name | Description, Usage | Default and Valid Values
--- | --- | ---
SSH2_JSCH_DISABLE_STRICT_HOST_KEY_CHECKING | When set to `true`, the client will connect to the remote host even if its key is not in the list of trusted hosts ( `known_hosts` file). Caution: This parameter should not be set to `true` on a production environment. | Default: `false` Valid values: `true`, `false`
SSH2_JSCH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE_PATH | When a value is defined in this parameter (valid file path), PPM Center will use it as `known_hosts` file to validate keys of trusted hosts it connects to. The remote servers you will connect to should be included in the `known_hosts` file (using OpenSSH format), otherwise the client cannot connect to them (unless the `SSH2_JSCH_DISABLE_STRICT_HOST_KEY_CHECKING` parameter is set to `true`, in which case PPM does not search for a `known_hosts` file). If this parameter is left empty, PPM first checks if there is a `<PPM_HOME>/known_hosts` file to use. If no, PPM then checks known standard locations for `known_hosts` file: `.../.ssh/known_hosts` and `.../etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts` under UNIX `%USERPROFILE%\ssh\known_hosts` and `%USERPROFILE%\.ssh\known_hosts` under Windows Note: When a Linux user connects to a remote server using the `ssh` command on the command line and then accepts the host key when prompted, this remote machine key will be automatically added to the trusted hosts list in `.../.ssh/known_hosts`. | Default: N/A

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