Operation Manual – SSH
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 SSH Configuration
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and goes on to the interactive session stage with the client. Otherwise, the server
sends back to the client an SSH_SMSG_FAILURE packet, indicating that the
processing fails or it cannot resolve the request. The client sends a session request to
the server, which processes the request and establishes a session.
V. Data exchange
In this stage, the server and the client exchanges data in this way:
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The client encrypts and sends the command to be executed to the server.
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The server decrypts and executes the command, and then encrypts and sends the
result to the client.
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The client decrypts and displays the result on the terminal.
1.2 SSH Server and Client Configuration Task List
Many devices can act as the SSH server and client. This document describes two
cases:
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The H3C switch acts as the SSH server to cooperate with software that supports
the SSH client functions.
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The H3C switch acts as the SSH server to cooperate with another H3C switch that
acts as an SSH client.
Complete the following tasks to configure the SSH server and clients:
Server
Client
Server side
configuration
Client side
configuration
An H3C switch
Software that
supports the SSH
client functions
Configuring the
SSH Server
Configuring an SSH
Client that Runs SSH
Client Software
An H3C switch
Another H3C
switch
Configuring the
SSH Server
Configuring an SSH
Client Assumed by an
SSH2-Capable Switch
1.3 Configuring the SSH Server
The session establishment between an SSH client and the SSH server involves five
stages. Similarly, SSH server configuration involves five aspects, as shown in the
following table.