HP J8697A, Access Security Manual

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Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
Terminology
■ PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mode): Refers to an ASCII-formatted
client public-key that has been encoded for portability and efficiency.
SSHv2 client public-keys are typically stored in the PEM format. See
figure 7-3 for an example of PEM-encoded ASCII keys.
■ Private Key:
An internally generated key used in the authentication
process. A private key generated by the switch is not accessible for
viewing or copying. A private key generated by an SSH client applica­
tion is typically stored in a file on the client device and, together with
its public key counterpart, can be copied and stored on multiple
devices.
■ Public Key: An internally generated counterpart to a private key. A
device’s public key is used to authenticate the device to other devices.
■ Enable Level: Manager privileges on the switch.
■ Login Level:
Operator privileges on the switch.
■ Local password or username: A Manager-level or Operator-level
password configured in the switch.
■ SSH Enabled: (1) A public/private key pair has been generated on
the switch (
crypto key generate ssh [rsa]
) and (2) SSH is enabled (
ip
ssh
). (You can generate a key pair without enabling SSH, but you
cannot enable SSH without first generating a key pair. See “2. Gener­
ating the Switch’s Public and Private Key Pair” on page 7-10 and “4.
Enabling SSH on the Switch and Anticipating SSH Client Contact
Behavior” on page 7-15.)
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