New-SSHSession issues with RSA Key Connection

Script

Import-Module -Name Posh-SSH

$computer = ""
$Credentials = Get-Credential
$privateKeyPath = "C:\Users<PATH>.ssh\id_rsa"
$session = New-SSHSession -Port 22 -ComputerName $computer -KeyFile $privateKeyPath -Credential $Credentials -Verbose
if ($session.Connected -ne "True"){
Write-Output "Trouble connecting to Linux Jump Box. Script cannot be run. Please try again."
$session | Remove-SSHSession
exit
}
return $session

Invoke-SSHCommand $session -Command "ls ~"

Error Received

cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Credential
VERBOSE: Fingerprint for : <RSA_KEY Redacted>

Server SSH Fingerprint
Do you want to trust the fingerprint <RSA_KEY Redacted>
[] Y [] N [?] Help (default is "N"): Y
New-SSHSession : Session operation has timed out
At C:\Users<PATH>/test_connect.ps1:6 char:12

• $session = New-SSHSession -Port 22 -ComputerName $computer -KeyFile $ ...

•        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : OperationTimeout: (Renci.SshNet.SshClient:SshClient) [New-SSHSession], SshOperationTimeoutException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : SSH.NewSshSession

Trouble connecting to Linux Jump Box. Script cannot be run. Please try again.

Start by reproducing test_connect.ps1 with New-SSHSession, the RSA -KeyFile, and the supplied -Credential, then inspect the session-creation path that reports SshOperationTimeoutException. Compare the RSA-key connection behavior with the shown fingerprint and timeout output; done means the session connects successfully and Invoke-SSHCommand can run ls ~ without timing out.