Cisco 350XG series, Administration Manual

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Security: SSH Server
SSH User Authentication
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To enable authentication and add a user.
STEP 1
Click Security > SSH Server > SSH User Authentication.
STEP 2
Select the following fields:
• SSH User Authentication by Password —Select to perform authentication
of the SSH client user using the username/password configured in the local
database (see
User Accounts ).
• SSH User Authentication by Public Key —Select to perform authentication
of the SSH client user using the public key.
• Automatic Login —This field can be enabled if the SSH User
Authentication by Public Key feature was selected.
STEP 3
Click Apply . The settings are saved to the Running Configuration file.
The following fields are displayed for the configured users:
• SSH User Name —User name of user.
• Key Type —Whether this is an RSA or DSA key.
• Fingerprint —Fingerprint generated from the public keys.
STEP 4
Click Add to add a new user and enter the fields:
• SSH User Name —Enter a user name.
• Key Type —Select either RSA or DSA.
• Public Key —Copy the public key generated by an external SSH client
application (like PuTTY) into this text box.
STEP 5
Click Apply to save the new user.
The following fields are displayed for all active users:
• IP Address —IP address of the active user.
• SSH User Name —User name of the active user.
• SSH Version —Version of SSH used by the active user.
• Cipher —Cipher of the active user.
• Authentication Code —Authentication code of the active user.