Security: SSH Server
SSH Server Authentication
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Cisco Sx350, SG350X, SG350XG, Sx550X & SG550XG Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.2.5.x
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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.
SSH Server Authentication
A remote SSH client can perform SSH Server Authentication to ensure it is establishing a SSH
session to the expected SSH driver. To perform SSH Server Authentication, the remote SSH
client must have a copy of the SSH server public key (or fingerprint) of the target SSH server
