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Command Reference for AT-IX5-28GPX High Availability, High Power Video Surveillance PoE Switch
C613-50057-01 REV A
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.5-0.x
S
ECURE
S
HELL
(SSH) C
OMMANDS
SSH
SERVER
AUTHENTICATION
ssh server authentication
Overview
This command enables RSA public-key or password user authentication for SSH
Server. Apply the
password
keyword with the
ssh server authentication
command to enable password authentication for users. Apply the
publickey
keyword with the
ssh server authentication
command to enable RSA public-key
authentication for users.
Use the
no
variant of this command to disable RSA public-key or password user
authentication for SSH Server. Apply the
password
keyword with the
no ssh
authentication
command to disable password authentication for users. Apply the
required
publickey
keyword with the
no ssh authentication
command to disable
RSA public-key authentication for users.
Syntax
ssh server authentication {password|publickey}
no ssh server authentication {password|publickey}
Default
Both RSA public-key authentication and password authentication are enabled by
default.
Mode
Global Configuration
Usage
For password authentication to authenticate a user, password authentication for a
user must be registered in the local user database or on an external RADIUS server,
before using the
ssh server authentication password
command.
For RSA public-key authentication to authenticate a user, a public key must be
added for the user, before using the
ssh server authentication publickey
command.
Examples
To enable
password
authentication for users connecting through SSH, use the
commands:
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
ssh server authentication password
To enable
publickey
authentication for users connecting through SSH, use the
commands:
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
ssh server authentication publickey
Parameter
Description
password
Specifies user password authentication for SSH server.
publickey
Specifies user publickey authentication for SSH server.
