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Method Prerequisites
Remarks
Import the public key from a public
key file (recommended).
1.
Save the host public key of the
intended asymmetric key pair
in a file.
2.
Transfer a copy of the file
through FTP or TFTP in binary
mode to the local device.
During the import process, the
system automatically converts the
public key to a string in Public Key
Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
format.
Manually configure the public
key—enter or copy the key data.
•
Display and record the public
key of the intended asymmetric
key pair.
•
If the peer device is an HP
device, use the
display
public-key local public
command to view and record
its public key. A public key
displayed by other methods for
the HP device might not be in a
correct format.
•
The recorded public key must
be in the correct format.
Otherwise, the manual
configuration of a
format-incompliant public key
will fail.
•
Always use the first method if
you are not sure about the
format of the recorded public
key.
To import the host public key from a public key file to the local device:
Step Command
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
2.
Import the host public key from the public key file.
public-key peer
keyname
import sshkey
filename
To manually configure the peer public key on the local device:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Specify a name for the public
key and enter public key view.
public-key peer
keyname
N/A
3.
Enter public key code view.
public-key-code begin
N/A
4.
Configure the peer public key. Enter or copy the key
Spaces and carriage returns are
allowed between characters, but
are not saved.
5.
Return to public key view.
public-key-code end
When you exit public key code
view, the system automatically
saves the public key.
6.
Return to system view.
peer-public-key end
N/A
Displaying and maintaining public keys
