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Authenticating SSH v1.5 Clients
a. The client sends its RSA public key to the switch.
b. The switch compares the client's public key to those stored in memory.
c. If a match is found, the switch uses its secret key to generate a random 256-bit string as a challenge, encrypts this string
with the user’s public key, and sends it to the client.
d. The client uses its private key to decrypt the challenge string, computes the MD5 checksum, and sends the checksum
back to the switch.
e. The switch compares the checksum sent from the client against that computed for the original string it sent. If the two
checksums match, this means that the client's private key corresponds to an authorized public key, and the client is
authenticated.
Authenticating SSH v2 Clients
a. The client first queries the switch to determine if DSA public key authentication using a preferred algorithm is acceptable.
b. If the specified algorithm is supported by the switch, it notifies the client to proceed with the authentication process.
Otherwise, it rejects the request.
c. The client sends a signature generated using the private key to the switch.
d. When the server receives this message, it checks whether the supplied key is acceptable for authentication, and if so, it
then checks whether the signature is correct. If both checks succeed, the client is authenticated.
The SSH server supports up to four client sessions. The maximum number of client
sessions includes both current Telnet sessions and SSH sessions.
ip ssh server
This command enables the Secure Shell (SSH) server on this switch. Use the no form to disable this service.
Syntax
[no] ip ssh server
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
The SSH server supports up to four client sessions. The maximum number of client sessions includes both current Telnet
sessions and SSH sessions.
The SSH server uses DSA or RSA for key exchange when the client first establishes a connection with the switch, and
then negotiates with the client to select either DES (56-bit) or 3DES (168-bit) for data encryption.
You must generate DSA and RSA host keys before enabling the SSH server.