Operation Manual – SSH
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 SSH Configuration
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Complete the following tasks to configure the SSH server:
Task
Remarks
Configuring the User Interfaces
for SSH Clients
Required
Preparation
Configuring the SSH
Management Functions
Optional
Version
Configuring the SSH Server to
Be Compatible with SSH1
Clients
Optional
This task determines which
SSH versions the server
should support.
By default, the SSH server is
compatible with SSH1 clients.
Key
Generating/Destroying Key Pairs
Required
Creating an SSH User and
Specifying an Authentication
Type
Required
Authentication
Specifying a Service Type for an
SSH User
Optional
By default, an SSH user can
use the service type of
stelnet
.
Configuring the Public Key of a
Client on the Server
z
Not necessary when the
authentication mode is
password
.
z
Required when the
authentication mode is
publickey
.
Assigning a Public Key to an
SSH User
z
Not necessary when the
authentication mode is
password
.
z
Required when the
authentication mode is
publickey
.
Data
exchange
Exporting the RSA or DSA Public
Key
Optional
If a client does not support
first-time authentication, you
need to export the server’s
public key and configure the
key on the client.
Note:
The SSH server needs to cooperate with an SSH client to complete the interactions
between them. For SSH client configuration, refer to
Configuring the SSH Client
.