Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Configuration Manual

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Configuring the Cisco SSH Server to Perform RSA-Based User Authentication
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3.
hostname name
4. ip domain-name name
5.
crypto key generate rsa
6.
ip ssh pubkey-chain
7. username username
8.
key-string
9. key-hash key-type key-name
10. end
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode. enable Step 1
Example:
Device> enable
• Enter your password if prompted.
Enters global configuration mode. configure terminal
Example:
Device# configure terminal
Step 2
Specifies the hostname. hostname name
Example:
Device(config)# hostname host1
Step 3
Defines a default domain name that the Cisco software uses to complete
unqualified hostnames.
ip domain-name name
Example:
host1(config)# ip domain-name name1
Step 4
Generates RSA key pairs. crypto key generate rsa
Example:
host1(config)# crypto key generate rsa
Step 5
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