u/Repulsive_Island20

I’m trying to use HashiCorp Vault SSH certificates with Xshell 8. I have both id_ed25519 (private key) and id_ed25519-cert.pub in the same folder, and I’m selecting the private key in the authentication settings.

However, Xshell doesn’t seem to pick up the certificate file automatically.

Has anyone successfully got Xshell 8 to work with OpenSSH certificates (especially ED25519-CERT from Vault)?

Also, are there any good free alternatives to Xshell that have a solid session manager and proper certificate support?

Thanks!

Hi, I'm in my first real IT role infrastructure engineer role at a hosting company. Before this I was more on the telecom and hardware side, so the past couple of months have been a steep learning curve. I've picked up a lot: managing large fleets of bare-metal servers, virtualization, setting up monitoring for infra(Telegraf, Grafana), Ansible automation, and some security tooling. But mainly with the help of AI tools.

What I'm missing: Kubernetes (zero experience), CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and Terraform. Basically everything the "DevOps" job market seems to want.

Some days I feel like I'm growing fast. Other days I feel drained there's a lot to absorb. Just want to know if I'm headed in the right direction or wasting time.

Anyone made a similar transition? What would you prioritize first?