196
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa):
/home/user/keys/control_room
Enter
passphrase
(empty for no passphrase):
Enter same
passphrase
again:
Your identification has been saved in
/home/user/keys/control_room
Your public key has been saved in
/home/user/keys/control_room.pub
.
The key fingerprint is:
28:aa:29:38:ba:40:f4:11:5e:3f:d4:fa:e5:36:14:d6 user@server
$
You must ensure there is no password associated with the keys. If there is a password, then the
devices will have no way to supply it as runtime.
Full documentation for the
ssh-keygen
command can be found at:
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh-keygen
15.6.3
Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys (Clustering)
For Console Servers, the keys can be simply uploaded through the web interface on the
System:
Administration
page. This enables you to upload stored RSA or DSA Public Key pairs to the
Master and apply the Authorized key to the Slave as is described in Chapter 4.6. Once
complete, proceed to Fingerprinting as described below.
15.6.4
Installing SSH Public Key Authentication (Linux)
Alternately, the public key can be installed on the unit remotely from the Linux host with
the scp utility as follows: