Security Management SSH - Secure Shell
Managing SSH Communication
This chapter guides you to enable and control SSH communication.
NOTE: SSH communication attributes can be configured/observed only by users with admin
permissions.
For first time SSH communication operation you should perform as shown in the following
table:
Table 60: Task summary—first time SSH communication
Generate key pair on your Management Host using MetaASSIST View or
any third party SSH package. Optional - use the Passphrase. See
Generating SSH Client Key (on page 12-27).
Add the generated Public key of the Management host(s) to the SSH Server
authentication list of the ML device. See SSH Server Overview (on page
12-27) to access the function and Authenticated SSH Client Keys Control
(on page 12-32) for detailed description.
Regenerate the key pair (optional) or view the generated (by default) SSH
Server Public key on the ML device. See SSH Server Overview (on page
12-27) to access the function and Generating SSH Server Key (on page
12-28) for detailed description.
Enable Authentication control on the Server. See SSH Server Overview
(on page 12-27) to access the function and Enable Authentication Control
on Server (on page 12-34) for detailed description.
During log in to the ML device using SSH option (on initial connection),
the system prompts you to add (Accept Key <Signature> for Host <IP
Address>?) ML device Public key as a trusted host on your Management
Host. If key is trusted (check with network administrator), accept the key.
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