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Figure 1-2
SSH client configuration interface
In the window shown in
Figure 1-2
, click
Open
. If the connection is normal, you will be prompted to enter
the username and password. After entering the correct username (
client001
) and password (
aabbcc
),
you can enter the configuration interface.
When Switch Acts as Server for Publickey Authentication
Network requirements
z
As shown in
Figure 1-3
, a local SSH connection is established between the host (the SSH client)
and the switch (the SSH server) for secure data exchange.
z
Publickey authentication is used, the algorithm is RSA.
Figure 1-3
Switch acts as server for publickey authentication
Configuration procedure
During SSH server configuration, the client public key is required. Therefore, you are recommended to
use the client software to generate an RSA key pair on the client before configuring the SSH server.
