Chapter 9: Security
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Usage example:
To display the SSH server:
show ssh server
Purpose Used to display the SSH server setting.
Syntax show ssh server
Description This command is used to display the current SSH server setting.
Parameters None.
Restrictions None.
#show ssh server
Command: show ssh server
SSH Server Status : Disabled
SSH Max Session : 8
Connection Timeout : 120 (sec)
Authenticate Failed Attempts : 2
Rekey Timeout : never
Listened Port Number : 22
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config ssh user
Purpose Used to configure the SSH user.
Syntax config ssh user <username 15> authmode [hostbased [hostname
<domain_name 32> | hostname_IP <domain_name 32> <ipaddr>] |
password | publickey]
Description This command is used to configure the SSH user authentication method.
Parameters <username 15> - Enter a username of no more than 15 characters to identify
the SSH user.
authmode – Specifies the authentication mode of the SSH user wishing to log
on to the switch. The administrator may choose between:
hostbased – This parameter should be chosen if the user wishes to use a
remote SSH server for authentication purposes. Choosing this parameter
requires the user to input the following information to identify the SSH user.
hostname <domain_name 32> - Enter an alphanumeric string of up to 32
characters identifying the remote SSH user.
hostname_IP <domain_name 32> <ipaddr> - Enter the hostname and the
corresponding IP address of the SSH user.
password – This parameter should be chosen to use an administrator defined
password for authentication. Upon entry of this command, the switch will
prompt the user for a password, and then to retype the password for
confirmation.
publickey – This parameter should be chosen to use the publickey on a SSH
server for authentication.
Restrictions Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.