Prerequisites

The deployment includes a CLI container that provides command-line access to the Protegrity Management CLI using SSH, on both Linux and Windows.

To access the PPC CLI, ensure that the following prerequisites are met.

  • SSH Keys: The SSH private key that corresponds to the public key configured in the pty-cli pod is required.

  • Network Access: Ensure to have network connectivity to the cluster.

  • Resolve FQDN: Use Route 53 configuration on AWS to resolve the PPC FQDN specified during the installation to the internal load balancer. For more information, refer to Prerequisites.

The private key to access the CLI pod will be in the .ssh directory.

From the .ssh/ directory:

ssh -i /home/admin/.ssh/<cluster_name>_user_svc ptyitusr@<user-provided-fqdn>

The private key to access the CLI pod will be in the .ssh directory. Copy the key file to a directory on the local Windows machine.

  • Using Windows SSH Client (Windows 10/11 with OpenSSH):

    ssh -i C:\path\to\copied\file\.ssh -p 22 ptyitusr@<user-provided-fqdn>

  • Using PuTTY:

    • Host Name: <user-provided-fqdn>
    • Port: 22
    • Connection Type: SSH
    • Under Connection > SSH > Auth, browse and select your private key file (.ppk format)
    • Username: ptyitusr

Last modified : July 29, 2026