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| Authentication Commands
Secure Shell
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To use the SSH server, complete these steps:
1. Generate a Host Key Pair – Use the ip ssh crypto host-key generate
command to create a host public/private key pair.
2. Provide Host Public Key to Clients – Many SSH client programs
automatically import the host public key during the initial connection
setup with the switch. Otherwise, you need to manually create a known
hosts file on the management station and place the host public key in
it. An entry for a public key in the known hosts file would appear similar
to the following example:
10.1.0.54 1024 35
15684995401867669259333946775054617325313674890836547254
15020245593199868544358361651999923329781766065830956
10825913212890233765468017262725714134287629413011961955667825
95664104869574278881462065194174677298486546861571773939016477
93559423035774130980227370877945452408397175264635805817671670
9574804776117
3. Import Client’s Public Key to the Switch – Use the copy tftp public-key
command to copy a file containing the public key for all the SSH client’s
granted management access to the switch. (Note that these clients
must be configured locally on the switch with the username command.)
The clients are subsequently authenticated using these keys. The
current firmware only accepts public key files based on standard UNIX
format as shown in the following example for an RSA key:
1024 35
13410816856098939210409449201554253476316419218729589211431738
80055536161631051775940838686311092912322268285192543746031009
37187721199696317813662774141689851320491172048303392543241016
37997592371449011938006090253948408482717819437228840253311595
2134861022902978982721353267131629432532818915045306393916643
steve@192.168.1.19
4. Set the Optional Parameters – Set other optional parameters, including
the authentication timeout, the number of retries, and the server key
size.
5. Enable SSH Service – Use the ip ssh server command to enable the
SSH server on the switch.
6. Authentication – One of the following authentication methods is
employed:
Password Authentication (for SSH v1.5 or V2 Clients)
a. The client sends its password to the server.
b. The switch compares the client's password to those stored in
memory.
c. If a match is found, the connection is allowed.
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