Example
Dell#conf
Dell(conf)# ip ssh rhostsfile flash://shosts
Dell(conf)#
Usage
Information
This command specifies the rhost file used for host-based authentication. This
creates/
file overwrites the
flash:/ADMIN_DIR/ssh/shosts
file and deletes
the user-specified file. Even though this command is a global configuration
command, it does not appear in the running configuration because you only need
to run this command once.
This file contains hostnames and usernames, for which hosts and users, rhost-
authentication can be allowed.
NOTE: For
rhostfile
and
pub-key-file
, the administrator must FTP the
file to the switch.
ip ssh rsa-authentication (Config)
Enable RSA authentication for the SSHv2 server.
Syntax
ip ssh rsa-authentication enable
To disable RSA authentication, use the
no ip ssh rsa-authentication
enable
command.
Parameters
enable
Enter the keyword
enable
to enable RSA authentication for
the SSHv2 server.
Defaults
Disabled.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 8.3.16.1
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
Enabling RSA authentication allows the user to log in without being prompted for a
password. In addition, the OpenSSH compatible SSHv2 RSA public key must be
added to the list of authorized keys (
ip ssh rsa-authentication my-
authorized-keys device://filename
command).
Related
Commands
ip ssh rsa-authentication (EXEC)
— adds keys for RSA authentication.
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