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To create an RSA key with default file name.

ssh-keygen -t rsa

3. Press ENTER when prompted for a file name for the key pair.

Note:

• If you update the default file name for the key pair, use the new name instead of the default

name in the rest of this procedure.

• If you want to disable the internal user login, use “ns_comm_key” as the file name for the

public-private key pair.

4. Press ENTER two times when prompted for a passphrase.

Note: If the client is a Citrix ADC appliance, move the private key file to a persistent location such

as the subdirectories of the /flash and /var directories.

5. Log on to the remote Citrix ADC appliance from the client by using FTP, and perform the follow-

ing:

a) Change directory to /nsconfig/ssh. At the prompt, type:

cd /nsconfig/ssh

b) Use the binary transfer mode to copy the public key to this directory.

bin

put id_rsa.pub

6. Open a connection to the remote Citrix ADC appliance by using an SSH client, such as PuTTY,

and perform the following:

a) Log on to the remote appliance using the administrator credentials.</span>

b) Go to the Citrix ADC shell.

shell

c) At the shell prompt, change the directory to /nsconfig/ssh.

root@ns## cd /nsconfig/ssh

d) Append the public key to the authorized_keys file. At the shell prompt, type:</span>

root@ns## cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys

Note: If the

authorized_keys file does not exist on the appliance, you must first create the file and then

append the contents.

e) Change the permission of the /flash, nsconfig, and ssh directories to 755.

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