SMC Networks 8124PL2, Management Manual

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Command Line Interface
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Command Usage
• The server key is a private key that is never shared outside the switch.
• The host key is shared with the SSH client, and is fixed at 1024 bits.
Example
delete public-key
This command deletes the specified user’s public key.
Syntax
delete public-key username [ dsa | rsa ]
- username – Name of an SSH user. (Range: 1-8 characters)
- dsa – DSA public key type.
- rsa – RSA public key type.
Default Setting
Deletes both the DSA and RSA key.
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Example
ip ssh crypto host-key generate
This command generates the host key pair (i.e., public and private).
Syntax
ip ssh crypto host-key generate [ dsa | rsa ]
- dsa – DSA (Version 2) key type.
- rsa – RSA (Version 1) key type.
Default Setting
Generates both the DSA and RSA key pairs.
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Command Usage
• This command stores the host key pair in memory (i.e., RAM). Use the ip ssh
save host-key command to save the host key pair to flash memory.
Console(config)#ip ssh server-key size 512
Console(config)#
Console#delete public-key admin dsa
Console#