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SSH Server and SCP Commands
FTOS supports secure shell (SSH) protocol versions 1.5 and 2.0. SSH is a protocol for secure remote 
login over an insecure network. SSH sessions are encrypted and use authentication. The SSH and SCP 
commands are:
• crypto key generate
• debug ip ssh
• ip scp topdir
• ip ssh authentication-retries
• ip ssh connection-rate-limit
• ip ssh hostbased-authentication
• ip ssh key-size
• ip ssh password-authentication
• ip ssh pub-key-file
• ip ssh rhostsfile
• ip ssh rsa-authentication (Config)
• ip ssh rsa-authentication (EXEC)
• ip ssh server
• show crypto
• show ip ssh
• show ip ssh client-pub-keys
• show ip ssh rsa-authentication
• ssh
crypto key generate 
Generate keys for the SSH server.
Syntax
crypto key generate {rsa | rsa1} 
Parameters
 
Defaults
Key size 1024
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
rsa 
Enter the keyword rsa followed by the key size to generate a SSHv2 RSA 
host keys. 
Range: 1024 to 2048
Default: 1024
rsa1  Enter the keyword rsa1 followed by the key size to generate a SSHv1 RSA 
host keys. 
Range: 1024 to 2048
Default: 1024
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module