How to SSH into Waterloo ECE Servers

For MacOS (or Linux user?) Only

1. Generate an SSH Key Pair

Follow the official guide to generate your SSH public/private key pair:

Generate SSH Key Pair

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2. Add Your Public Key to Authman

Upload your public key to Authman so that the servers recognize it:

How to use SSH Authman

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3. Log into the Servers

Note:

Your WatIAM ID is the part before your Waterloo email address.

Example: for d998zh@uwaterloo.ca, your WatIAM ID is d998zh.

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3a. Logging in from Off-Campus

If you are off-campus, you need to go through the jumper service:

1. SSH into the jumper machine: ssh WatIAMId@eceterm1.uwaterloo.ca

2. Then SSH from the jumper into the target server: ssh WatIAMId@host.uwaterloo.ca

Example: to log into eceubuntu1: ssh d998zh@eceubuntu1.uwaterloo.ca

Tip: You can check the hostnames at ECE Nexus Host List.

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3b. Logging in from On-Campus

If you are on the Waterloo campus network, you can SSH directly into the target server without using the jumper: ssh WatIAMId@host.uwaterloo.ca

Example: ssh d998zh@eceubuntu1.uwaterloo.ca

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💡 Tips

• Make sure your SSH key is successfully added to Authman; otherwise, you will still be prompted for a password.

• Off-campus users can optionally use SSH ProxyJump to simplify the two-step connection into a single command.