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HP ProCurve 6120G/XG User Manual

HP ProCurve 6120G/XG
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Configuring the Switch for SSH Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
1. Assigning a Local Login (Operator) and
Enable (Manager) Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
2. Generating the Switch’s Public and Private Key Pair . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Configuring Key Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
3. Providing the Switch’s Public Key to Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
4. Enabling SSH on the Switch and Anticipating SSH
Client Contact Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
5. Configuring the Switch for SSH Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
6. Use an SSH Client To Access the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Further Information on SSH Client Public-Key Authentication . 7-24
Messages Related to SSH Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Logging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Debug Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Prerequisite for Using SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Steps for Configuring and Using SSL for Switch and Client
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Configuring the Switch for SSL Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
1. Assigning a Local Login (Operator) and
Enabling (Manager) Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
2. Generating the Switch’s Server Host Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
To Generate or Erase the Switch’s Server Certificate
with the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Comments on Certificate Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Generate a Self-Signed Host Certificate with the Web browser
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Generate a CA-Signed server host certificate with the
Web browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
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