3Com S7906E - Switch, Configuration Manual

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To configure the public key of an SSH client, you can:
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Configure it manually: You can input or copy the public key to the local host. The copied public key
must have not been converted and be in the distinguished encoding rules (DER) encoding format.
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Import it from the public key file: During the import process, the system will automatically convert
the public key to a string coded using the Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS). Before
importing the public key, you must upload the public key file (in binary) to the local host through
FTP or TFTP.
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You are recommended to configure a client public key by importing it from a public key file.
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You can configure at most 20 client pubic keys on an SSH server.
Configuring a client public key manually
Follow these steps to configure the client public key manually:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter public key view public-key peer keyname —
Enter public key code view public-key-code begin —
Configure a client public key
Enter the content of the public
key
Required
Spaces and carriage returns
are allowed between
characters.
Return from public key code
view to public key view
public-key-code end
—
When you exit public key code
view, the system automatically
saves the public key.
Return from public key view to
system view
peer-public-key end —
Importing a client public key from a public key file
Follow these steps to import a public key from a public key file:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Import the public key from a
public key file public-key peer keyname
import sshkey filename
Required