SSH Commands 1047
ip ssh server
Use the ip ssh server command in Global Configuration mode to enable the switch to be 
configured from SSH. To disable this function, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
ip ssh server
no ip ssh server
Default Configuration
This command is enabled by default.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
To generate SSH server keys, use the commands crypto key generate rsa, and crypto key 
generate dsa.
Example
The following example enables the switch to be configured using SSH.
console(config)#ip ssh server
key-string
Use the key-string SSH Public Key Configuration mode to specify an SSH public key manually. 
Syntax
key-string 
key-string
key-string row 
key-string
•
row
 — To specify the SSH public key row by row.
•
key-string
 — The UU-encoded DER format is the same format as the authorized keys file 
used by OpenSSH.
Default Configuration
By default, the key-string is empty.